What color is #AE9CDE?

#AE9CDE is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE9CDE?

The RGB value is 174, 156, 222: 174 red, 156 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9CDE?

The complementary color is #CCDE9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9CDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9CDE color

#AE9CDE rgb(174, 156, 222)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE9CDE is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 61.2% green and 87.1% blue (174, 156, 222).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 50% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#AE9CDE color codes

HEX	`#AE9CDE`
RGB	`rgb(174, 156, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 61.2%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 50%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 30%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 30%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.06, 20.11, -31.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.06, 37.01, 302.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.526, 38.049, 74.197)`
Decimal	`11443422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9CDE, 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 #AE9CDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9CDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #AE9CDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9cde; }
.text { color: #ae9cde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9cde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 156 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9cde, #cf9cde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AE9CDE?: #AE9CDE is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE9CDE?: The RGB value is 174, 156, 222: 174 red, 156 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9CDE?: The complementary color is #CCDE9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9CDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.