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#AE91CA Color

#AE91CA is rgb(174, 145, 202) in RGB, hsl(271, 35%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 28%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE91CA
HEX#AE91CA
RGBrgb(174, 145, 202)
HSLhsl(271, 35%, 68%)
HSVhsv(271, 28%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 28%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.087 307.5)
LABlab(64.40% 19.42 -25.40)
LCHlch(64.40% 31.98 307.40)

What #AE91CA 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 #AE91CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.11African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.39Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.07Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.21Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.72Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.27

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

#AE91CA Channel Values

How #AE91CA 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 145 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 35% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 28% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.73:1 vs white · 7.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE91CA 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 text2.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE91CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE91CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE91CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE91CA
Complementary
#ACCA91
Analogous
#9291CA
Analogous
#CA91C9
Triadic
#CAAE91
Triadic
#91CAAE
Split comp.
#C9CA91
Split comp.
#91CA92

Tints & Shades of #AE91CA

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

#B89FD1
#C5B0D9
#CFBEE0
#D9CBE6
#E3D9ED
#F0EAF5

Shades

#9872BB
#8153AC
#6A448D
#50336B
#39244C
#22162D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE91CA.

How #AE91CA 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#AE91CA
Protanopia#9696CA
Protanomaly#A094CA
Deuteranopia#9B9BC9
Deuteranomaly#A397CA
Tritanopia#A79A9A
Tritanomaly#AA96AF
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE91CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae91ca: #AE91CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE91CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae91ca': '#AE91CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.569, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_ae91ca">#AE91CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE91CA"

More Purple Colors

#AE91CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE91CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE91CA?

#AE91CA is a light purple — rgb(174, 145, 202) in RGB and hsl(271, 35%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #AE91CA?

#AE91CA is rgb(174, 145, 202) — red 174, green 145, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE91CA?

#AE91CA converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 28%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE91CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE91CA scores 2.73:1 against white and 7.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE91CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE91CA 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 14.79, which is visibly different.

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