What color is #AE91DA?

#AE91DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE91DA?

The RGB value is 174, 145, 218: 174 red, 145 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE91DA?

The complementary color is #BDDA91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE91DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE91DA color

#AE91DA rgb(174, 145, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE91DA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 56.9% green and 85.5% blue (174, 145, 218).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 50% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#AE91DA color codes

HEX	`#AE91DA`
RGB	`rgb(174, 145, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 56.9%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 50%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 33%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 33%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.21, 25.38, -33.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.21, 41.85, 307.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.233, 34.311, 70.819)`
Decimal	`11440602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE91DA, 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 #AE91DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE91DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #AE91DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae91da; }
.text { color: #ae91da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae91da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 145 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae91da, #d391da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AE91DA?: #AE91DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE91DA?: The RGB value is 174, 145, 218: 174 red, 145 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE91DA?: The complementary color is #BDDA91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE91DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.