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#AE87FF closest to Illicit Purple

#AE87FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 52.9% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(174, 135, 255)). Its HSL value is 260° hue, 100% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #AE87FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.71:1.

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Variations of #AE87FF

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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#AE87FF 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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#AE87FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AE87FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #679BFC
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5F9DFF
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7A98FF
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #679BFC
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8296FD
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9C9EB7
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A991E2
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9D9D9D
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A198BC

#AE87FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.72:1 Very poor#AE87FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.71:1 Very good#AE87FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AE87FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #AE87FF; }
.background { background-color: #AE87FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AE87FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 135 255);
color: hsl(260 100% 76%);
color: oklch(0.711 0.172 296.8);

#AE87FF FAQ

What color is #AE87FF?

#AE87FF 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 #AE87FF?

#AE87FF is rgb(174, 135, 255) in RGB, hsl(260, 100%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 47%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AE87FF?

The complementary color of #AE87FF is #D8FF87, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AE87FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #AE87FF: 7.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AE87FF a warm or cool color?

#AE87FF is a cool color.