What color is #AE97E2?

#AE97E2 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 #AE97E2?

The RGB value is 174, 151, 226: 174 red, 151 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE97E2?

The complementary color is #CBE297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE97E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE97E2 color

#AE97E2 rgb(174, 151, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE97E2 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 59.2% green and 88.6% blue (174, 151, 226).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 56% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#AE97E2 color codes

HEX	`#AE97E2`
RGB	`rgb(174, 151, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 59.2%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 56%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 33%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 33%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.99, 23.85, -34.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.99, 42.29, 304.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.247, 36.623, 76.78)`
Decimal	`11442146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE97E2, 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 #AE97E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE97E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #AE97E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae97e2; }
.text { color: #ae97e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae97e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 151 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae97e2, #d497e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AE97E2?: #AE97E2 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 #AE97E2?: The RGB value is 174, 151, 226: 174 red, 151 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE97E2?: The complementary color is #CBE297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE97E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.