What color is #AE68BA?

#AE68BA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE68BA?

The RGB value is 174, 104, 186: 174 red, 104 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE68BA?

The complementary color is #74BA68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE68BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE68BA color

#AE68BA rgb(174, 104, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE68BA is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 40.8% green and 72.9% blue (174, 104, 186).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 37% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#AE68BA color codes

HEX	`#AE68BA`
RGB	`rgb(174, 104, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 40.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 37%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 44%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 44%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.5, 41.3, -31.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.5, 52.15, 322.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.268, 22.446, 49.13)`
Decimal	`11430074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE68BA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AE68BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE68BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AE68BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae68ba; }
.text { color: #ae68ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae68ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 104 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae68ba, #ba689d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Orchid.

Questions

What color is #AE68BA?: #AE68BA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE68BA?: The RGB value is 174, 104, 186: 174 red, 104 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE68BA?: The complementary color is #74BA68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE68BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.