What color is #AE93E5?

#AE93E5 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE93E5?

The RGB value is 174, 147, 229: 174 red, 147 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE93E5?

The complementary color is #CAE593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE93E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE93E5 color

#AE93E5 rgb(174, 147, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE93E5 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 57.6% green and 89.8% blue (174, 147, 229).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 61% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#AE93E5 color codes

HEX	`#AE93E5`
RGB	`rgb(174, 147, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 57.6%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 61%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 36%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 36%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.15, 26.81, -37.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.15, 46.41, 305.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.029, 35.523, 78.756)`
Decimal	`11441125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE93E5, 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 #AE93E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE93E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #AE93E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae93e5; }
.text { color: #ae93e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae93e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 147 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae93e5, #d793e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AE93E5?: #AE93E5 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE93E5?: The RGB value is 174, 147, 229: 174 red, 147 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE93E5?: The complementary color is #CAE593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE93E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.