Palettes / Colors / #AE48EA

#AE48EA — Vivid Purple

#AE48EA is a purple color we call Vivid 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 #AE48EA 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.

#AE48EA 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 #84EA48; it also sits naturally between #5E48EA and #EA48D4. 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 28% · Blue 92%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AE48EA

.text { color: #AE48EA; }
.background { background-color: #AE48EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE48EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 72, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 79%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE48EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 72, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE48EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 72, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AE48EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE48EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #84EA48:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AE48EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AE48EA

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 #AE48EA 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 #AE48EA 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

← #AE48E9  ·  #AE48EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AE48EA?

#AE48EA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 174, 72, 234). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AE48EA?

#AE48EA is RGB 174, 72, 234 — HSL 278°, 79%, 60% — CMYK 26%, 69%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #AE48EA?

Its complement is #84EA48; analogous partners are #5E48EA and #EA48D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AE48EA for text?

Black text on #AE48EA has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.27:1.