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#AE9DDD Color

#AE9DDD is rgb(174, 157, 221) in RGB, hsl(256, 48%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 29%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE9DDD
HEX#AE9DDD
RGBrgb(174, 157, 221)
HSLhsl(256, 48%, 74%)
HSVhsv(256, 29%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 29%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.093 296.2)
LABlab(68.00% 16.31 -30.41)
LCHlch(68.00% 34.50 298.20)

What #AE9DDD 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 #AE9DDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 2.22Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.01Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.87Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.79Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 11.21Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.91

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

#AE9DDD Channel Values

How #AE9DDD 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 157 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 48% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 29% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE9DDD 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE9DDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE9DDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE9DDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE9DDD
Complementary
#CCDD9D
Analogous
#9DACDD
Analogous
#CE9DDD
Triadic
#DDAE9D
Triadic
#9DDDAE
Split comp.
#DDCE9D
Split comp.
#ACDD9D

Tints & Shades of #AE9DDD

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

#B7A8E1
#C4B7E6
#CDC3EA
#DAD2EF
#E3DDF3
#EFECF8

Shades

#8F77CF
#6F51C2
#573AA6
#432D80
#2F205B
#1C1335

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE9DDD.

How #AE9DDD 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#AE9DDD
Protanopia#A0A0DD
Protanomaly#A69FDD
Deuteranopia#A3A3DD
Deuteranomaly#A7A1DD
Tritanopia#A5A7A7
Tritanomaly#A8A3BF
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE9DDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae9ddd: #AE9DDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE9DDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae9ddd': '#AE9DDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.616, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_ae9ddd">#AE9DDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE9DDD"

More Purple Colors

#AE9DDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE9DDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE9DDD?

#AE9DDD is a light purple — rgb(174, 157, 221) in RGB and hsl(256, 48%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.22.

What is the RGB value of #AE9DDD?

#AE9DDD is rgb(174, 157, 221) — red 174, green 157, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE9DDD?

#AE9DDD converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 29%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE9DDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE9DDD scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE9DDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE9DDD 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 17.55, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.