What color is #AEA1CF?

#AEA1CF 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 #AEA1CF?

The RGB value is 174, 161, 207: 174 red, 161 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA1CF?

The complementary color is #C2CFA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA1CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA1CF color

#AEA1CF rgb(174, 161, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AEA1CF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 63.1% green and 81.2% blue (174, 161, 207).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 32% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#AEA1CF color codes

HEX	`#AEA1CF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 161, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 63.1%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 32%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 22%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 22%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.75, 13.91, -21.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.75, 25.81, 302.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.461, 38.993, 64.362)`
Decimal	`11444687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA1CF, 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 #AEA1CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA1CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #AEA1CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea1cf; }
.text { color: #aea1cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea1cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 161 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea1cf, #c5a1cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AEA1CF?: #AEA1CF 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 #AEA1CF?: The RGB value is 174, 161, 207: 174 red, 161 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA1CF?: The complementary color is #C2CFA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA1CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.