What color is #AEA4E4?

#AEA4E4 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA4E4?

The RGB value is 174, 164, 228: 174 red, 164 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA4E4?

The complementary color is #DAE4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA4E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA4E4 color

#AEA4E4 rgb(174, 164, 228)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEA4E4 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 64.3% green and 89.4% blue (174, 164, 228).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 54% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#AEA4E4 color codes

HEX	`#AEA4E4`
RGB	`rgb(174, 164, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 64.3%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 54%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 28%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 28%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.28, 17.02, -30.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.28, 35.3, 298.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.731, 41.15, 78.97)`
Decimal	`11445476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA4E4, 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 #AEA4E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA4E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #AEA4E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea4e4; }
.text { color: #aea4e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea4e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 164 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea4e4, #cea4e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AEA4E4?: #AEA4E4 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA4E4?: The RGB value is 174, 164, 228: 174 red, 164 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA4E4?: The complementary color is #DAE4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA4E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.