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#AE97C9 Color

#AE97C9 is rgb(174, 151, 201) in RGB, hsl(268, 32%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 25%, 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 6.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE97C9
HEX#AE97C9
RGBrgb(174, 151, 201)
HSLhsl(268, 32%, 69%)
HSVhsv(268, 25%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.076 305.5)
LABlab(65.86% 16.07 -22.63)
LCHlch(65.86% 27.76 305.38)

What #AE97C9 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 #AE97C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.16Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 8.96Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 9.4Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.5Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.92Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 10.58

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

#AE97C9 Channel Values

How #AE97C9 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 151 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 32% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 25% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE97C9 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 text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE97C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE97C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE97C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE97C9
Complementary
#B2C997
Analogous
#9798C9
Analogous
#C897C9
Triadic
#C9AE97
Triadic
#97C9AE
Split comp.
#C9C897
Split comp.
#98C997

Tints & Shades of #AE97C9

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

#B9A4D0
#C3B2D7
#CEBFDE
#DBD0E7
#E5DDEE
#EFEBF5

Shades

#9778BA
#7D57A8
#66478A
#50376C
#39284D
#20172C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE97C9.

How #AE97C9 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#AE97C9
Protanopia#9B9BC9
Protanomaly#A39AC9
Deuteranopia#9F9FC9
Deuteranomaly#A59CC9
Tritanopia#A79E9E
Tritanomaly#AA9CB1
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE97C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae97c9: #AE97C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE97C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae97c9': '#AE97C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.592, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_ae97c9">#AE97C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE97C9"

More Purple Colors

#AE97C9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE97C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE97C9?

#AE97C9 is a light purple — rgb(174, 151, 201) in RGB and hsl(268, 32%, 69%) 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 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #AE97C9?

#AE97C9 is rgb(174, 151, 201) — red 174, green 151, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE97C9?

#AE97C9 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE97C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE97C9 scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE97C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE97C9 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 16.4, which is visibly different.

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