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#ae2af2

a balanced, electric violet · warm · closest name: magenta

RGB
174, 42, 242
HSL
280°, 89%, 56%
CMYK
28, 83, 0, 5
Luminance
0.1707

Every format

HEX#ae2af2
RGBrgb(174, 42, 242)
HSLhsl(280, 89%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 83%, 0%, 5%)
LABlab(48.3 78.7 -73.6)
LCHlch(48.3 107.7 316.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.591 0.273 309.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ae2af2;
background-color: #ae2af2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ae2af2] bg-[#ae2af2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ae2af2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.682, green: 0.165, blue: 0.949)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ae2af2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ae2af2 on white: 4.76:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ae2af2 on black: 4.41:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red68.2%
Green16.5%
Blue94.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan28.1%
Magenta82.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#ae2af2 text on a black background

contrast 4.41:1

Card sample

#ae2af2 text on a white background

contrast 4.76:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ae2af2;
Background color
Panel with #ae2af2 background
background-color: #ae2af2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ae2af2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(174, 42, 242, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(174, 42, 242, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ae2af2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2af2, #F22AB1);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ae2af2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ae2af2 in the Color Lab