What color is #AE87B7?

#AE87B7 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE87B7?

The RGB value is 174, 135, 183: 174 red, 135 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE87B7?

The complementary color is #90B787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE87B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE87B7 color

#AE87B7 rgb(174, 135, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE87B7 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 52.9% green and 71.8% blue (174, 135, 183).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 25% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#AE87B7 color codes

HEX	`#AE87B7`
RGB	`rgb(174, 135, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 52.9%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 25%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 26%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.43, 23.47, -19.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.43, 30.48, 320.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.666, 29.746, 48.706)`
Decimal	`11438007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE87B7, 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 #AE87B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AE87B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #AE87B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae87b7; }
.text { color: #ae87b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae87b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 135 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae87b7, #b787a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AE87B7?: #AE87B7 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE87B7?: The RGB value is 174, 135, 183: 174 red, 135 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE87B7?: The complementary color is #90B787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE87B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.