What color is #AE70FF?

#AE70FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE70FF?

The RGB value is 174, 112, 255: 174 red, 112 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE70FF?

The complementary color is #C1FF70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE70FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE70FF color

#AE70FF rgb(174, 112, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE70FF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 43.9% green and 100% blue (174, 112, 255).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 100% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Purple (#BF77F6), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#AE70FF color codes

HEX	`#AE70FF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 112, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 43.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 100%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 56%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 56%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.71, 52.34, -62.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.71, 81.46, 309.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.295, 27.807, 97.78)`
Decimal	`11432191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE70FF, 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 #AE70FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE70FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #AE70FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae70ff; }
.text { color: #ae70ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae70ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 112 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae70ff, #f670ff); }

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Questions

What color is #AE70FF?: #AE70FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE70FF?: The RGB value is 174, 112, 255: 174 red, 112 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE70FF?: The complementary color is #C1FF70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE70FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.