What color is #AE46FF?

#AE46FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Magento. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE46FF?

The RGB value is 174, 70, 255: 174 red, 70 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE46FF?

The complementary color is #97FF46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE46FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE46FF color

#AE46FF rgb(174, 70, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE46FF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 27.5% green and 100% blue (174, 70, 255).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Magento (#BF3CFF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#AE46FF color codes

HEX	`#AE46FF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 70, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 27.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 100%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 73%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 73%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.51, 72.05, -74.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.51, 103.32, 314.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.692, 20.599, 96.579)`
Decimal	`11421439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE46FF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AE46FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE46FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AE46FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae46ff; }
.text { color: #ae46ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae46ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 70 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae46ff, #ff46f4); }

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Questions

What color is #AE46FF?: #AE46FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Magento. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE46FF?: The RGB value is 174, 70, 255: 174 red, 70 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE46FF?: The complementary color is #97FF46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE46FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.