What color is #AEA0CB?

#AEA0CB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA0CB?

The RGB value is 174, 160, 203: 174 red, 160 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA0CB?

The complementary color is #BDCBA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA0CB color

#AEA0CB rgb(174, 160, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AEA0CB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 62.7% green and 79.6% blue (174, 160, 203).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 29% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#AEA0CB color codes

HEX	`#AEA0CB`
RGB	`rgb(174, 160, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 62.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 29%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 21%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.35, 13.6, -20.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.35, 24.29, 304.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.804, 38.452, 61.761)`
Decimal	`11444427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA0CB, 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 #AEA0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #AEA0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea0cb; }
.text { color: #aea0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 160 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea0cb, #c4a0cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AEA0CB?: #AEA0CB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA0CB?: The RGB value is 174, 160, 203: 174 red, 160 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA0CB?: The complementary color is #BDCBA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.