Information about #AE74AF color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AE74AF reads as a softly balanced magenta and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Soft Purple (#A66FB5). Nearby in the Register you will also find Grayish Magenta (#A87DA8) and Thin (#A87CA0).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(174, 116, 175)), which gives #AE74AF its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.5:1. No one has named #AE74AF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#AE74AF color variations
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#AE74AF color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AE74AF color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AE74AF color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AE74AF color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AE74AF color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AE74AF color
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Nearest named colors to #AE74AF
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A66FB5
#A87DA8
#A87CA0
#A484AC
#AC86A8
#9E7DA8
#B768A2
#B784A7
#A87D9E
#B681A1
#9C6DA5
#B284BE
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AE74AF
- RGB174, 116, 175
- CMYK0, 23, 0, 31
- CSSrgb(174, 116, 175)
- HSL299°, 27%, 57%
- HSL Precise298.983°, 26.941%, 57.059%
- HSV299°, 34%, 69%
- HSB299°, 34%, 69%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
- GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.455, 0.686)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.455, 0.686, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.455, 0.686)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDAE74AF
- DECIMAL ID11433135
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
