What color is #AE8BB9?

#AE8BB9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE8BB9?

The RGB value is 174, 139, 185: 174 red, 139 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE8BB9?

The complementary color is #96B98B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE8BB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE8BB9 color

#AE8BB9 rgb(174, 139, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE8BB9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 54.5% green and 72.5% blue (174, 139, 185).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#AE8BB9 color codes

HEX	`#AE8BB9`
RGB	`rgb(174, 139, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 54.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.48, 21.61, -18.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.48, 28.77, 318.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.444, 30.967, 50)`
Decimal	`11439033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE8BB9, 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 #AE8BB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE8BB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #AE8BB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae8bb9; }
.text { color: #ae8bb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae8bb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 139 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae8bb9, #b98bad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AE8BB9?: #AE8BB9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE8BB9?: The RGB value is 174, 139, 185: 174 red, 139 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE8BB9?: The complementary color is #96B98B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE8BB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.