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#AE6FF2

#ae6ff2 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ae6ff2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 43.53% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.1% cyan, 54.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 268.85°, with 83.44% saturation and 69.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.6.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2678

Complementary

  1. #ae6ff2
  2. #b3f26f

Split complementary

  1. #ae6ff2
  2. #f2ef6f
  3. #72f26f

Analogous

  1. #6f72f2
  2. #ae6ff2
  3. #ef6ff2

Triadic

  1. #ae6ff2
  2. #f2ae6f
  3. #6ff2ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae6ff2
  2. #f26fb3
  3. #b3f26f
  4. #6ff2ae

Square

  1. #ae6ff2
  2. #f26f72
  3. #b3f26f
  4. #6ff2ef

Monochromatic

  1. #6111b7
  2. #8729ec
  3. #ae6ff2
  4. #d5b5f8
  5. #f4ecfd

Shades

#ae6ff2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae6ff2
  2. #9d64da
  3. #8b59c2
  4. #7a4ea9
  5. #684391
  6. #573879
  7. #462c61
  8. #342149
  9. #231630
  10. #110b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae6ff2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae6ff2
  2. #b67df3
  3. #be8cf5
  4. #c69af6
  5. #cea9f7
  6. #d7b7f9
  7. #dfc5fa
  8. #e7d4fb
  9. #efe2fc
  10. #f7f1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae6ff2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae6ff2
  2. #a971e7
  3. #a572db
  4. #a074d0
  5. #9c76c4
  6. #9778b9
  7. #9279ae
  8. #8e7ba2
  9. #897d97
  10. #857e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b82be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f8cf6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #558def ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a288a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b81f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8282f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a77fc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae6ff2 {
  color: #ae6ff2;
}
Background
.bg-ae6ff2 {
  background-color: #ae6ff2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae6ff2 {
  border: 2px solid #ae6ff2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae6ff2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 111 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 83% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae6ff2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae6ff2, #ef6ff2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae6ff2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 111 242 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.60 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.89 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.11 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.60 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.58 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.03 #51900d Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#ae6ff2  rgb(174, 111, 242)  hsl(269, 83%, 69%)  Medium Purple
#b3f26f  rgb(179, 242, 111)  hsl(89, 83%, 69%)  Inchworm
#f2ae6f  rgb(242, 174, 111)  hsl(29, 83%, 69%)  Fawn
#6ff2ae  rgb(111, 242, 174)  hsl(149, 83%, 69%)  Medium Spring Green