What color is #AEA1C6?

#AEA1C6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA1C6?

The RGB value is 174, 161, 198: 174 red, 161 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA1C6?

The complementary color is #B9C6A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA1C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA1C6 color

#AEA1C6 rgb(174, 161, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AEA1C6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 63.1% green and 77.6% blue (174, 161, 198).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#AEA1C6 color codes

HEX	`#AEA1C6`
RGB	`rgb(174, 161, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 63.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.44, 11.97, -17.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.44, 20.97, 304.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.391, 38.566, 58.731)`
Decimal	`11444678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA1C6, 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 #AEA1C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA1C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #AEA1C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea1c6; }
.text { color: #aea1c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea1c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 161 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea1c6, #c1a1c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AEA1C6?: #AEA1C6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA1C6?: The RGB value is 174, 161, 198: 174 red, 161 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA1C6?: The complementary color is #B9C6A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA1C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.