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#ae55df

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

RGB
174, 85, 223
HSL
279°, 68%, 60%
CMYK
22, 62, 0, 13
Luminance
0.2082

Every format

HEX#ae55df
RGBrgb(174, 85, 223)
HSLhsl(279, 68%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 62%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(52.8 58.6 -55.7)
LCHlch(52.8 80.9 316.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.618 0.209 311.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ae55df;
background-color: #ae55df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ae55df] bg-[#ae55df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ae55df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.682, green: 0.333, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ae55df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ae55df on white: 4.07:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ae55df on black: 5.16:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red68.2%
Green33.3%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan22.0%
Magenta61.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#ae55df text on a black background

contrast 5.16:1

Card sample

#ae55df text on a white background

contrast 4.07:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ae55df;
Background color
Panel with #ae55df background
background-color: #ae55df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ae55df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(174, 85, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(174, 85, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ae55df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae55df, #DF55B4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ae55df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ae55df in the Color Lab