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#AE6AF6 Color

#AE6AF6 is rgb(174, 106, 246) in RGB, hsl(269, 89%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 57%, 0%, 4%) 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 9.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE6AF6
HEX#AE6AF6
RGBrgb(174, 106, 246)
HSLhsl(269, 89%, 69%)
HSVhsv(269, 57%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 57%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.204 303.7)
LABlab(57.40% 47.58 -60.77)
LCHlch(57.40% 77.18 308.06)

What #AE6AF6 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 #AE6AF6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.43Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.78Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.84Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 16.09Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 18.02Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 19.07

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

#AE6AF6 Channel Values

How #AE6AF6 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 106 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 89% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 57% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.39:1 vs white · 6.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE6AF6 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 text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE6AF6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE6AF6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE6AF6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE6AF6
Complementary
#B2F66A
Analogous
#6A6CF6
Analogous
#F46AF6
Triadic
#F6AE6A
Triadic
#6AF6AE
Split comp.
#F6F46A
Split comp.
#6CF66A

Tints & Shades of #AE6AF6

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

#B87DF7
#C390F9
#CDA3FA
#DABCFB
#E5CFFC
#EFE2FD

Shades

#963EF4
#7C0EF1
#650CC6
#4F099A
#39066F
#20043F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE6AF6.

How #AE6AF6 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#AE6AF6
Protanopia#7979F6
Protanomaly#9173F6
Deuteranopia#8585F5
Deuteranomaly#977BF5
Tritanopia#9A8787
Tritanomaly#A37CBE
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE6AF6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae6af6: #AE6AF6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE6AF6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae6af6': '#AE6AF6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.416, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_ae6af6">#AE6AF6</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE6AF6"

More Purple Colors

#AE6AF6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE6AF6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE6AF6?

#AE6AF6 is a light purple — rgb(174, 106, 246) in RGB and hsl(269, 89%, 69%) 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 9.43.

What is the RGB value of #AE6AF6?

#AE6AF6 is rgb(174, 106, 246) — red 174, green 106, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE6AF6?

#AE6AF6 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 57%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE6AF6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE6AF6 scores 3.39:1 against white and 6.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE6AF6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE6AF6 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 15.78, which is visibly different.

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