What color is #AE9ABD?

#AE9ABD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE9ABD?

The RGB value is 174, 154, 189: 174 red, 154 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9ABD?

The complementary color is #A9BD9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9ABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9ABD color

#AE9ABD rgb(174, 154, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE9ABD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 60.4% green and 74.1% blue (174, 154, 189).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#AE9ABD color codes

HEX	`#AE9ABD`
RGB	`rgb(174, 154, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 60.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.35, 13.99, -15.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.35, 20.78, 312.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.195, 35.784, 53.029)`
Decimal	`11442877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9ABD, 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 #AE9ABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9ABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #AE9ABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9abd; }
.text { color: #ae9abd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9abd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 154 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9abd, #bd9abb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AE9ABD?: #AE9ABD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE9ABD?: The RGB value is 174, 154, 189: 174 red, 154 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9ABD?: The complementary color is #A9BD9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9ABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.