Color #AE7AAA Color / Colour Code #AE7AAA
This page shows the hex color code for color #ae7aaa (#AE7AAA). The colour is a purple tone with 24% saturation and 58% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #AE7AAA against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#AE7AAA paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 275, 305, and 335 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 305, 65, and 185 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #AE7AAA
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 305 and saturation at 24%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 305 to 350 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 305 with its complement at 125 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #AE7AAA
Lightness variations at hue 305 and 24% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #AE7AAA
Design Use Cases for #AE7AAA
Muted Accent Color
With 24% saturation, #AE7AAA has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Soft Accent & Highlight
With 58% lightness, #AE7AAA has a softer, more approachable quality. It works well for hover states, subtle highlights, progress indicators, and secondary UI elements. This lightness range is particularly effective for tag backgrounds and status indicators.
Creativity & Premium Positioning
#AE7AAA falls in the purple spectrum (hue 305). Purple communicates creativity, wisdom, and luxury. It is effective for premium product highlights, creative portfolio accents, meditation app interfaces, and rewards program branding. Purple occupies a unique space between the energy of red and the calm of blue.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #AE7AAA (hue 305) to its complement at hue 125. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 335. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae7aaa, #7aae7e);
CSS Code for #AE7AAA
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About Color #AE7AAA (#AE7AAA)
#AE7AAA is a purple color (colour) with RGB channel values of 174 red, 122 green, and 170 blue. The red channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 305 degrees with 24% saturation and 58% lightness, placing it in the warm range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #AE7AAA is 143/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This is a medium-brightness color that can work with either dark or light text depending on font weight and size. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 2% yellow, and 32% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #AE7AAA against white is 3.41:1 and against black is 6.16:1. This only passes AA for large text (18pt+) on white. For normal body text on white, darken the color or use it on a dark background where it achieves 6.16:1.
The complementary colour #7AAE7E creates maximum visual tension when paired with #AE7AAA. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #987AAE and #AE7A90, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
How to Explore Color #AE7AAA
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #AE7AAA?
- #AE7AAA is Color #AE7AAA, a purple color (colour) with RGB(174, 122, 170), HSL(305, 24%, 58%), and CMYK(0%, 30%, 2%, 32%). Its perceived brightness is 143/255.
- Is #AE7AAA accessible for text?
- Against white, #AE7AAA has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 (fails AA for normal text). Against black, it has 6.16:1 (passes AA). It passes AA for large text (18pt+) on white. Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #AE7AAA?
- The complementary colour is #7AAE7E (hue 125). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #987AAE and #AE7A90. The triadic palette adds #A9AE7A and #7AA9AE for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #AE7AAA in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #ae7aaa; or rgb(174, 122, 170); or hsl(305, 24%, 58%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 305 24% 58%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.