Amethyst (Purple)

#AE66EF

RGB: 174, 102, 239

Color OverviewHEX #AE66EF

#AE66EF Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #AE66EF is composed of 68% red, 40% green, and 94% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 272°, saturation of 81%, and lightness of 67%.

HEX

#AE66EF

RGB

174, 102, 239

HSL

272°, 81%, 67%

HSV

272°, 57%, 94%

CMYK

27%, 57%, 0%, 6%

Name Match

Amethyst

Closest Standard

Shades of #AE66EF (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #AE66EF (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #AE66EF (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #AE66EF

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #AE66EF Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.53 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #AE66EF Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):5.95 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #AE66EF;
}

.element {
  color: #AE66EF;
  background-color: #AE66EF;
  border-color: #AE66EF;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#AE66EF] text-[#AE66EF] border-[#AE66EF]">
  Content styled with #AE66EF
</div>