What color is #AE98CA?

#AE98CA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE98CA?

The RGB value is 174, 152, 202: 174 red, 152 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE98CA?

The complementary color is #B4CA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE98CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE98CA color

#AE98CA rgb(174, 152, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE98CA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 59.6% green and 79.2% blue (174, 152, 202).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#AE98CA color codes

HEX	`#AE98CA`
RGB	`rgb(174, 152, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 59.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 25%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.31, 17.87, -22.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.31, 28.88, 308.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.342, 35.72, 60.688)`
Decimal	`11442378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE98CA, 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 #AE98CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE98CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #AE98CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae98ca; }
.text { color: #ae98ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae98ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 152 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae98ca, #c798ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AE98CA?: #AE98CA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE98CA?: The RGB value is 174, 152, 202: 174 red, 152 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE98CA?: The complementary color is #B4CA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE98CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.