Close to Electric Purple

#AE2FFC

#AE2FFC is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 68.2% red, 18.4% green, and 98.8% blue. Its hue is 277°, with 97% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

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4.55:1 AA
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4.61:1 AA
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4.61:1 AA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AE2FFC as they’d see it.

Typical vision#AE2FFC
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #AE2FFC

What color is #AE2FFC?

#AE2FFC is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 68.2% red, 18.4% green, and 98.8% blue. Its hue is 277°, with 97% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #AE2FFC in RGB?

#AE2FFC is rgb(174, 47, 252): 174 red, 47 green, and 252 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #AE2FFC in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(31, 81, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #AE2FFC?

PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #AE2FFC?

Its complement #3B860A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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