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#ae2def

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

RGB
174, 45, 239
HSL
280°, 86%, 56%
CMYK
27, 81, 0, 6
Luminance
0.1711

Every format

HEX#ae2def
RGBrgb(174, 45, 239)
HSLhsl(280, 86%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 81%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(48.4 77.3 -71.8)
LCHlch(48.4 105.5 317.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.590 0.268 310.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ae2def;
background-color: #ae2def;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ae2def] bg-[#ae2def]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ae2def;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.682, green: 0.176, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ae2def")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ae2def on white: 4.75:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ae2def on black: 4.42:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red68.2%
Green17.6%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan27.2%
Magenta81.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#ae2def text on a black background

contrast 4.42:1

Card sample

#ae2def text on a white background

contrast 4.75:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ae2def;
Background color
Panel with #ae2def background
background-color: #ae2def;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ae2def;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(174, 45, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(174, 45, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ae2def;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2def, #EF2DAF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ae2def

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ae2def in the Color Lab