What color is #AE98CF?

#AE98CF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE98CF?

The RGB value is 174, 152, 207: 174 red, 152 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE98CF?

The complementary color is #B9CF98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE98CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE98CF color

#AE98CF rgb(174, 152, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE98CF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 59.6% green and 81.2% blue (174, 152, 207).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 36% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#AE98CF color codes

HEX	`#AE98CF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 152, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 59.6%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 36%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 27%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 27%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.49, 18.96, -25.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.49, 31.53, 306.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.944, 35.96, 63.856)`
Decimal	`11442383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE98CF, 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 #AE98CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE98CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #AE98CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae98cf; }
.text { color: #ae98cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae98cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 152 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae98cf, #ca98cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AE98CF?: #AE98CF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE98CF?: The RGB value is 174, 152, 207: 174 red, 152 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE98CF?: The complementary color is #B9CF98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE98CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.