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#AE68FD Color

#AE68FD is rgb(174, 104, 253) in RGB, hsl(268, 97%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 59%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE68FD
HEX#AE68FD
RGBrgb(174, 104, 253)
HSLhsl(268, 97%, 70%)
HSVhsv(268, 59%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 59%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.215 302.6)
LABlab(57.36% 49.85 -64.70)
LCHlch(57.36% 81.68 307.61)

What #AE68FD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AE68FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 7.73Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 17.04Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 17.22Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 18.17Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 18.44Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 20.95

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#AE68FD Channel Values

How #AE68FD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 174 · G 104 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 97% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 59% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.39:1 vs white · 6.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE68FD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE68FD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE68FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE68FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE68FD
Complementary
#B7FD68
Analogous
#686DFD
Analogous
#F868FD
Triadic
#FDAE68
Triadic
#68FDAE
Split comp.
#FDF868
Split comp.
#6DFD68

Tints & Shades of #AE68FD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B87CFD
#C390FD
#CEA5FE
#D9B9FE
#E4CDFE
#EFE1FF

Shades

#953BFC
#7A09FB
#6403D3
#4C02A1
#370274
#1F0141

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE68FD.

How #AE68FD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AE68FD
Protanopia#7878FD
Protanomaly#9172FD
Deuteranopia#8484FC
Deuteranomaly#977AFC
Tritanopia#988888
Tritanomaly#A17CC2
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE68FD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ae68fd: #AE68FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE68FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae68fd': '#AE68FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.408, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_ae68fd">#AE68FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE68FD"

More Purple Colors

#AE68FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE68FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE68FD?

#AE68FD is a light purple — rgb(174, 104, 253) in RGB and hsl(268, 97%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.73.

What is the RGB value of #AE68FD?

#AE68FD is rgb(174, 104, 253) — red 174, green 104, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE68FD?

#AE68FD converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 59%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE68FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE68FD scores 3.39:1 against white and 6.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE68FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE68FD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 17.22, which is visibly different.

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