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#ae4cdc

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

RGB
174, 76, 220
HSL
281°, 67%, 58%
CMYK
21, 66, 0, 14
Luminance
0.1933

Every format

HEX#ae4cdc
RGBrgb(174, 76, 220)
HSLhsl(281, 67%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 66%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(51.1 62.1 -56.7)
LCHlch(51.1 84.1 317.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.605 0.219 313.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ae4cdc;
background-color: #ae4cdc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ae4cdc] bg-[#ae4cdc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ae4cdc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.682, green: 0.298, blue: 0.863)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ae4cdc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ae4cdc on white: 4.31:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ae4cdc on black: 4.87:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red68.2%
Green29.8%
Blue86.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan20.9%
Magenta65.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.7%

Color previews

#ae4cdc text on a black background

contrast 4.87:1

Card sample

#ae4cdc text on a white background

contrast 4.31:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ae4cdc;
Background color
Panel with #ae4cdc background
background-color: #ae4cdc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ae4cdc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(174, 76, 220, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(174, 76, 220, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ae4cdc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae4cdc, #DC4CAA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ae4cdc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ae4cdc in the Color Lab