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#AE8DF7 Color

#AE8DF7 is rgb(174, 141, 247) in RGB, hsl(259, 87%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 43%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE8DF7
HEX#AE8DF7
RGBrgb(174, 141, 247)
HSLhsl(259, 87%, 76%)
HSVhsv(259, 43%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 43%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.153 296.7)
LABlab(65.08% 29.59 -49.17)
LCHlch(65.08% 57.39 301.04)

What #AE8DF7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AE8DF7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#AE8DF7 Channel Values

How #AE8DF7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 174 · G 141 · B 2478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 87% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 43% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.64:1 vs white · 7.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE8DF7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AE8DF7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE8DF7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AE8DF7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #AE8DF7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AE8DF7
Protanopia#9393F7
Protanomaly#9F91F7
Deuteranopia#9999F6
Deuteranomaly#A294F7
Tritanopia#9DA0A0
Tritanomaly#A499C9
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE8DF7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ae8df7: #AE8DF7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE8DF7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae8df7': '#AE8DF7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.553, blue: 0.969)
Android XML<color name="color_ae8df7">#AE8DF7</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE8DF7"

More Purple Colors

#AE8DF7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE8DF7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE8DF7?

#AE8DF7 is a light purple — rgb(174, 141, 247) in RGB and hsl(259, 87%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.11.

What is the RGB value of #AE8DF7?

#AE8DF7 is rgb(174, 141, 247) — red 174, green 141, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE8DF7?

#AE8DF7 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 43%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE8DF7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE8DF7 scores 2.64:1 against white and 7.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE8DF7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE8DF7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 10.94, which is visibly different.

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