What color is #AE92D6?

#AE92D6 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 #AE92D6?

The RGB value is 174, 146, 214: 174 red, 146 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE92D6?

The complementary color is #BAD692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE92D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE92D6 color

#AE92D6 rgb(174, 146, 214)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE92D6 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 57.3% green and 83.9% blue (174, 146, 214).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 45% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#AE92D6 color codes

HEX	`#AE92D6`
RGB	`rgb(174, 146, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 57.3%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 45%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 32%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 32%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.29, 23.91, -30.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.29, 39.09, 307.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.87, 34.412, 68.147)`
Decimal	`11440854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE92D6, 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 #AE92D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE92D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #AE92D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae92d6; }
.text { color: #ae92d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae92d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 146 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae92d6, #d092d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AE92D6?: #AE92D6 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 #AE92D6?: The RGB value is 174, 146, 214: 174 red, 146 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE92D6?: The complementary color is #BAD692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE92D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.