What color is #AE74B9?

#AE74B9 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE74B9?

The RGB value is 174, 116, 185: 174 red, 116 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE74B9?

The complementary color is #7FB974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE74B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE74B9 color

#AE74B9 rgb(174, 116, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE74B9 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 45.5% green and 72.5% blue (174, 116, 185).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 33% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 37% 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 6:1).

#AE74B9 color codes

HEX	`#AE74B9`
RGB	`rgb(174, 116, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 45.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 33%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 37%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 37%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.07, 34.53, -27.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.07, 44.01, 321.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.457, 24.993, 49.004)`
Decimal	`11433145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE74B9, 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 #AE74B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE74B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #AE74B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae74b9; }
.text { color: #ae74b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae74b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 116 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae74b9, #b974a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AE74B9?: #AE74B9 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE74B9?: The RGB value is 174, 116, 185: 174 red, 116 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE74B9?: The complementary color is #7FB974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE74B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.