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#ae4bc9

a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: orchid

RGB
174, 75, 201
HSL
287°, 54%, 54%
CMYK
13, 63, 0, 21
Luminance
0.1825

Every format

HEX#ae4bc9
RGBrgb(174, 75, 201)
HSLhsl(287, 54%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 63%, 0%, 21%)
LABlab(49.8 58.8 -47.9)
LCHlch(49.8 75.8 320.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.593 0.202 318.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ae4bc9;
background-color: #ae4bc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ae4bc9] bg-[#ae4bc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ae4bc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.682, green: 0.294, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ae4bc9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ae4bc9 on white: 4.52:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ae4bc9 on black: 4.65:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red68.2%
Green29.4%
Blue78.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan13.4%
Magenta62.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#ae4bc9 text on a black background

contrast 4.65:1

Card sample

#ae4bc9 text on a white background

contrast 4.52:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ae4bc9;
Background color
Panel with #ae4bc9 background
background-color: #ae4bc9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ae4bc9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(174, 75, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(174, 75, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ae4bc9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae4bc9, #C94B90);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ae4bc9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ae4bc9 in the Color Lab