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#AE6BFF Color

#AE6BFF is rgb(174, 107, 255) in RGB, hsl(267, 100%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 58%, 0%, 0%) 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 8.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE6BFF
HEX#AE6BFF
RGBrgb(174, 107, 255)
HSLhsl(267, 100%, 71%)
HSVhsv(267, 58%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 58%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.213 301.8)
LABlab(58.06% 48.74 -64.69)
LCHlch(58.06% 81.00 306.99)

What #AE6BFF 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 #AE6BFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.26Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 16.47Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 17.29Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 18.94Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 19.35Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 20.79

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

#AE6BFF Channel Values

How #AE6BFF 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 107 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 100% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 58% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.31:1 vs white · 6.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE6BFF 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 text3.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE6BFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE6BFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE6BFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE6BFF
Complementary
#BCFF6B
Analogous
#6B72FF
Analogous
#F86BFF
Triadic
#FFAE6B
Triadic
#6BFFAE
Split comp.
#FFF86B
Split comp.
#72FF6B

Tints & Shades of #AE6BFF

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

#B980FF
#C494FF
#CFA8FF
#D8B8FF
#E3CCFF
#EEE0FF

Shades

#9238FF
#780AFF
#6000D6
#4C00A8
#350075
#200047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE6BFF.

How #AE6BFF 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#AE6BFF
Protanopia#7A7AFF
Protanomaly#9274FF
Deuteranopia#8686FE
Deuteranomaly#987CFE
Tritanopia#988A8A
Tritanomaly#A17FC4
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE6BFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae6bff: #AE6BFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE6BFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae6bff': '#AE6BFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.420, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_ae6bff">#AE6BFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE6BFF"

More Purple Colors

#AE6BFF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE6BFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE6BFF?

#AE6BFF is a light purple — rgb(174, 107, 255) in RGB and hsl(267, 100%, 71%) 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 8.26.

What is the RGB value of #AE6BFF?

#AE6BFF is rgb(174, 107, 255) — red 174, green 107, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE6BFF?

#AE6BFF converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 58%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE6BFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE6BFF scores 3.31:1 against white and 6.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE6BFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE6BFF 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 16.47, which is visibly different.

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