Palettes / Colors / #AE6DCA

#AE6DCA — Muted Purple

#AE6DCA is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #AE6DCA 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.

#AE6DCA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #89CA6D; it also sits naturally between #806DCA and #CA6DB8. 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 43% · Blue 79%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AE6DCA

.text { color: #AE6DCA; }
.background { background-color: #AE6DCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE6DCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 109, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 47%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE6DCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 109, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE6DCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 109, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AE6DCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE6DCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #89CA6D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AE6DCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AE6DCA

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 #AE6DCA 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 #AE6DCA 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

← #AE6DC9  ·  #AE6DCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AE6DCA?

#AE6DCA is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 174, 109, 202). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AE6DCA?

#AE6DCA is RGB 174, 109, 202 — HSL 282°, 47%, 61% — CMYK 14%, 46%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #AE6DCA?

Its complement is #89CA6D; analogous partners are #806DCA and #CA6DB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AE6DCA for text?

Black text on #AE6DCA has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.60:1.