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#AE2FCA — Purple

#AE2FCA is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #AE2FCA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AE2FCA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4CCA2F; it also sits naturally between #612FCA and #CA2F99. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AE2FCA · RGB 174, 47, 202

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Color values

HEX#AE2FCA
RGB174, 47, 202
HSL289°, 62%, 49%
HSV289°, 77%, 79%
CMYK14%, 77%, 0%, 21%
XYZ29.13, 15.30, 57.29
Yxy15.30, 0.2864, 0.1504
CIE-Lab46.04, 69.72, -54.51
Hunter Lab39.11, 67.67, -63.98

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 18% · Blue 79%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #AE2FCA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AE2FCA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AE2FCA

.text { color: #AE2FCA; }
.background { background-color: #AE2FCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE2FCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 47, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 62%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE2FCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 47, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE2FCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 47, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AE2FCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE2FCA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AE2FCA

#A02CBA#8E27A5#802395#6E1E80#601A70#4E155B#40114A#2E0D36#200925#0E0411

Tints of #AE2FCA

#B841D2#BE51D6#C666DB#CD7BE0#D58FE5#DBA0E9#E3B5EE#EBC9F2#F1DAF6#F9EEFB

Tones of #AE2FCA

#A73BBF#A046B4#9951A9#925B9F#8B6693#847288

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4CCA2F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.17:1 AA
Against black text4.06:1 AA large only

Best text color on #AE2FCA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AE2FCA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AE2FCA: ·

How #AE2FCA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #7776A4Deuteranopia · #7E889BTritanopia · #A88780

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AE2FCA rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Voyage
#2CB89D · #A72FC4 · #C7A92F · #D5F0EA
Wild Ruby Opal
#3D1E6C · #A937CA · #5B2253 · #8D305D
Misty Ruby Zephyr
#B533CF · #DB4AB0 · #E04E72 · #E99D89
Hidden Ruby Harbor
#C06ADD · #A52CCE · #9225B6 · #3F134D
Gentle Ruby Zephyr
#5526C5 · #A930C0 · #D63297 · #DA3C48
Honey Ruby Harbor
#EDCBF1 · #D889E1 · #B931C9 · #45114B

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#A72FC4#A937CA#B533CF#A52CCE#A930C0#B931C9#A825C7#A437C6#A827D4#A632BE#AC39BF#AC3BD3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AE2FC9  ·  #AE2FCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AE2FCA?

#AE2FCA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 174, 47, 202). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AE2FCA?

#AE2FCA is RGB 174, 47, 202 — HSL 289°, 62%, 49% — CMYK 14%, 77%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #AE2FCA?

Its complement is #4CCA2F; analogous partners are #612FCA and #CA2F99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AE2FCA for text?

White text on #AE2FCA has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.06:1.