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#AE75FF closest to Illicit Purple

#AE75FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 45.9% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(174, 117, 255)). Its HSL value is 265° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #AE75FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.79:1.

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Variations of #AE75FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AE75FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AE75FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AE75FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 74% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5092FC
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3D92FF
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6A8BFF
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5092FC
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #778AFD
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9D90AF
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AA81DF
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #929292
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9A8CB6

#AE75FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.09:1 Poor#AE75FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.79:1 Good#AE75FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AE75FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #AE75FF; }
.background { background-color: #AE75FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AE75FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 117 255);
color: hsl(265 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.682 0.199 300.3);

#AE75FF FAQ

What color is #AE75FF?

#AE75FF is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AE75FF?

#AE75FF is rgb(174, 117, 255) in RGB, hsl(265, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 54%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AE75FF?

The complementary color of #AE75FF is #C6FF75, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AE75FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #AE75FF: 6.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AE75FF a warm or cool color?

#AE75FF is a cool color.