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#AE97DD Color

#AE97DD is rgb(174, 151, 221) in RGB, hsl(260, 51%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 32%, 0%, 13%) 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 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE97DD
HEX#AE97DD
RGBrgb(174, 151, 221)
HSLhsl(260, 51%, 73%)
HSVhsv(260, 32%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 32%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.102 298.9)
LABlab(66.51% 19.48 -32.69)
LCHlch(66.51% 38.06 300.79)

What #AE97DD 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 #AE97DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.13Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.21Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 11.62Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.87Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.92Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.23

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

#AE97DD Channel Values

How #AE97DD 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 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 51% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 32% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.54:1 vs white · 8.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE97DD 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 text2.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE97DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE97DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE97DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE97DD
Complementary
#C6DD97
Analogous
#97A3DD
Analogous
#D297DD
Triadic
#DDAE97
Triadic
#97DDAE
Split comp.
#DDD297
Split comp.
#A3DD97

Tints & Shades of #AE97DD

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

#BAA6E2
#C3B2E6
#CFC1EB
#D8CDEF
#E4DCF4
#EDE8F8

Shades

#9171D1
#734AC4
#5B36A6
#482A83
#331E5C
#1E1136

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE97DD.

How #AE97DD 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#AE97DD
Protanopia#9B9BDD
Protanomaly#A39ADD
Deuteranopia#9F9FDD
Deuteranomaly#A59CDD
Tritanopia#A4A2A2
Tritanomaly#A89EBD
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE97DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae97dd: #AE97DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE97DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae97dd': '#AE97DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.592, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_ae97dd">#AE97DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE97DD"

More Purple Colors

#AE97DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE97DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE97DD?

#AE97DD is a light purple — rgb(174, 151, 221) in RGB and hsl(260, 51%, 73%) 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 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #AE97DD?

#AE97DD is rgb(174, 151, 221) — red 174, green 151, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE97DD?

#AE97DD converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 32%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE97DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE97DD scores 2.54:1 against white and 8.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE97DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE97DD 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 17.03, which is visibly different.

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