#ae15cf

Color #ae15cf

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Violet #9400d3 · ΔE 11.21 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#ae15cf

RGB

rgb(174, 21, 207)

HSL

hsl(289.4, 81.6%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.4, 89.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.9%, 89.9%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(44.29, 76.67, -60.2)

LCH

lch(44.29, 97.48, 321.86)

OKLCH

oklch(55.5%, 0.2578, 318.87)

HWB

hwb(289.4, 8.2%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#36cf15

Analogous

#5115cf

#ae15cf

#cf1593

Triadic

#ae15cf

#cfae15

#15cfae

Split-complementary

#ae15cf

#93cf15

#15cf51

Tetradic

#ae15cf

#cf1536

#36cf15

#15cfae

Square

#ae15cf

#cf5115

#36cf15

#1593cf

Shades

Color #ae15cf mixed toward black.

#9111ac

#740e8a

#570a67

#3a0745

#1d0322

Tints

Color #ae15cf mixed toward white.

#c72ae9

#d354ee

#de7ff2

#e9aaf6

#f4d4fb

Tones

Color #ae15cf mixed toward gray.

#a424bf

#9a34b0

#9043a0

#865391

#7c6281

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.81:1

White text reads better on this background (5.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8786b7 · ΔE 25.5

Deuteranopia

#8d95b1 · ΔE 30.1

Tritanopia

#aaa19c · ΔE 39

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 30.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ae15cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae15cf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#ae15cf (#ae15cf) is rgb(174, 21, 207) in RGB.

No, #ae15cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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