What color is #AE9DB8?

#AE9DB8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE9DB8?

The RGB value is 174, 157, 184: 174 red, 157 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9DB8?

The complementary color is #A7B89D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9DB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9DB8 color

#AE9DB8 rgb(174, 157, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AE9DB8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 61.6% green and 72.2% blue (174, 157, 184).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#AE9DB8 color codes

HEX	`#AE9DB8`
RGB	`rgb(174, 157, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 61.6%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.96, 11.3, -11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.96, 16.24, 314.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.163, 36.574, 50.387)`
Decimal	`11443640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9DB8, 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 #AE9DB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9DB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #AE9DB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9db8; }
.text { color: #ae9db8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9db8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 157 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9db8, #b89db4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AE9DB8?: #AE9DB8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE9DB8?: The RGB value is 174, 157, 184: 174 red, 157 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9DB8?: The complementary color is #A7B89D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9DB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.