Information about #AE87EC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AE87EC falls into the Violet Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 135, 236) — 68.2% red, 52.9% green, 92.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 40 / 0 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AE87EC reads as a strongly colored twilight violet and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Blue Violet (#AE8BE7). Slightly further away sit Dull Lavender (#A899E6) and Bright Lavender (#BF94E4).

In RGB terms — rgb(174, 135, 236) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AE87EC: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AE87EC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AE87EC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AE87EC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AE87EC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AE87EC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AE87EC 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#94EC88
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AE87EC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Blue Violet color link
Light Blue Violet

#AE8BE7

Dull Lavender color link
Dull Lavender

#A899E6

Bright Lavender color link
Bright Lavender

#BF94E4

Fuwatti color link
Fuwatti

#C58DEE

Light Persian Blue color link
Light Persian Blue

#968BE7

Light Purple color link
Light Purple

#BF77F6

Lenurple color link
Lenurple

#BA93D8

Light Urple color link
Light Urple

#B36FF6

Pale Purple color link
Pale Purple

#B790D4

Purple Mimosa color link
Purple Mimosa

#9E7BFF

Light Pastel Purple color link
Light Pastel Purple

#B19CD9

Liliac color link
Liliac

#C48EFD

#AE87EC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE87EC
  • RGB174, 135, 236
  • CMYK24, 40, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(174, 135, 236)
  • HSL263°, 73%, 73%
  • HSL Precise263.168°, 72.662%, 72.745%
  • HSV263°, 43%, 93%
  • HSB263°, 43%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.529, 0.925)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.529, 0.925, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.529, 0.925)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAE87EC
  • DECIMAL ID11438060
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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