Information about #AE68CA color
Basic facts about this digital color
A pleasantly vivid blue-purple violet, #AE68CA has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rich Lavender (#A76BCF). Slightly further away sit Rich Lilac (#B666D2) and Julie's Lavender (#A767D5).
The recipe behind #AE68CA is rgb(174, 104, 202), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AE68CA: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. No one has named #AE68CA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#AE68CA color variations
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#AE68CA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AE68CA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AE68CA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AE68CA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AE68CA color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AE68CA color
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Nearest named colors to #AE68CA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A76BCF
#B666D2
#A767D5
#A16AD1
#9966CC
#C46DC4
#A66FB5
#BA55D3
#966FD6
#9470C4
#C871D2
#9A65B5
#AE68CA color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AE68CA
- RGB174, 104, 202
- CMYK11, 38, 0, 21
- CSSrgb(174, 104, 202)
- HSL283°, 48%, 60%
- HSL Precise282.857°, 48.039%, 60%
- HSV283°, 49%, 79%
- HSB283°, 49%, 79%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
- GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.408, 0.792)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.408, 0.792, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.408, 0.792)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAE68CA
- DECIMAL ID11430090
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers33 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
