Palettes / Colors / #AE43DF

#AE43DF — Purple

#AE43DF 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 #AE43DF 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.

#AE43DF 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 #75DF43; it also sits naturally between #6043DF and #DF43C3. 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 26% · Blue 87%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AE43DF

.text { color: #AE43DF; }
.background { background-color: #AE43DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE43DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 67, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 71%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE43DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 67, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE43DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 67, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AE43DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE43DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #75DF43:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AE43DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AE43DF

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:

How #AE43DF 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 #AE43DF 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

← #AE43DE  ·  #AE43E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AE43DF?

#AE43DF is Purple, a purple color (RGB 174, 67, 223). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AE43DF?

#AE43DF is RGB 174, 67, 223 — HSL 281°, 71%, 57% — CMYK 22%, 70%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #AE43DF?

Its complement is #75DF43; analogous partners are #6043DF and #DF43C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AE43DF for text?

Black text on #AE43DF has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.50:1.