What color is #AE86CD?

#AE86CD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE86CD?

The RGB value is 174, 134, 205: 174 red, 134 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE86CD?

The complementary color is #A5CD86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE86CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE86CD color

#AE86CD rgb(174, 134, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE86CD is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 52.5% green and 80.4% blue (174, 134, 205).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 42% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#AE86CD color codes

HEX	`#AE86CD`
RGB	`rgb(174, 134, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 52.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 42%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 35%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 35%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.05, 28.67, -30.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.05, 42.16, 312.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.998, 30.457, 61.675)`
Decimal	`11437773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE86CD, 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 #AE86CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE86CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AE86CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae86cd; }
.text { color: #ae86cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae86cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 134 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae86cd, #cd86c8); }

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Questions

What color is #AE86CD?: #AE86CD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE86CD?: The RGB value is 174, 134, 205: 174 red, 134 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE86CD?: The complementary color is #A5CD86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE86CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.