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#AE76FA closest to Illicit Purple

#AE76FA is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 46.3% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(174, 118, 250)). Its HSL value is 265° hue, 93% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #AE76FA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.77:1.

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Variations of #AE76FA

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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#AE76FA 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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#AE76FA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AE76FA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 75% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5692F7
  • Protanopia 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4592FE
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6E8BFC
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5692F7
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7A8AF8
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9F8FAD
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AA81DB
  • Achromatopsia 61% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #929292
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9A8CB4

#AE76FA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.10:1 Poor#AE76FA text on white
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AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.77:1 Good#AE76FA text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AE76FA in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #AE76FA; }
.background { background-color: #AE76FA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AE76FA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 118 250);
color: hsl(265 93% 72%);
color: oklch(0.681 0.192 301.0);

#AE76FA FAQ

What color is #AE76FA?

#AE76FA 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 #AE76FA?

#AE76FA is rgb(174, 118, 250) in RGB, hsl(265, 93%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 53%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AE76FA?

The complementary color of #AE76FA is #C2FA76, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AE76FA?

Black text has the best contrast on #AE76FA: 6.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AE76FA a warm or cool color?

#AE76FA is a cool color.