Palettes / Colors / #AE33DB

#AE33DB — Purple

#AE33DB is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

#AE33DB 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 #60DB33; it also sits naturally between #5A33DB and #DB33B4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 20% · Blue 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #AE33DB

.text { color: #AE33DB; }
.background { background-color: #AE33DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE33DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 51, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 70%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE33DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 51, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE33DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 51, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AE33DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE33DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AE33DB

Tints of #AE33DB

Tones of #AE33DB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #60DB33:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AE33DB: #FFFFFF.

How #AE33DB looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AE33DB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AE33DB?

#AE33DB is Purple, a purple color (RGB 174, 51, 219). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AE33DB?

#AE33DB is RGB 174, 51, 219 — HSL 284°, 70%, 53% — CMYK 21%, 77%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #AE33DB?

Its complement is #60DB33; analogous partners are #5A33DB and #DB33B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AE33DB for text?

White text on #AE33DB has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.30:1.