Palettes / Colors / #AE92FD

#AE92FD — Light Vivid Purple

#AE92FD is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #AE92FD 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.

#AE92FD is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E0FD91; it also sits naturally between #91AAFD and #E491FD. 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 57% · Blue 99%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AE92FD

.text { color: #AE92FD; }
.background { background-color: #AE92FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE92FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 146, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 96%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE92FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 146, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE92FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 146, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AE92FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE92FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0FD91:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AE92FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AE92FD

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 #AE92FD 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 #AE92FD 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 #AE92FD?

#AE92FD is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 174, 146, 253). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AE92FD?

#AE92FD is RGB 174, 146, 253 — HSL 256°, 96%, 78% — CMYK 31%, 42%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #AE92FD?

Its complement is #E0FD91; analogous partners are #91AAFD and #E491FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AE92FD for text?

Black text on #AE92FD has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.52:1.