Palettes / Colors / #AE51EC

#AE51EC — Vivid Purple

#AE51EC 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 #AE51EC 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.

#AE51EC 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 #8FEC51; it also sits naturally between #6051EC and #EC51DC. 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 32% · Blue 93%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AE51EC

.text { color: #AE51EC; }
.background { background-color: #AE51EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE51EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 81, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 80%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE51EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 81, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE51EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 81, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AE51EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE51EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FEC51:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AE51EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AE51EC

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 #AE51EC 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 #AE51EC 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 #AE51EC?

#AE51EC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 174, 81, 236). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AE51EC?

#AE51EC is RGB 174, 81, 236 — HSL 276°, 80%, 62% — CMYK 26%, 66%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #AE51EC?

Its complement is #8FEC51; analogous partners are #6051EC and #EC51DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AE51EC for text?

Black text on #AE51EC has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.05:1.