What color is #AEA5C8?

#AEA5C8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA5C8?

The RGB value is 174, 165, 200: 174 red, 165 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA5C8?

The complementary color is #BFC8A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA5C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA5C8 color

#AEA5C8 rgb(174, 165, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AEA5C8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 64.7% green and 78.4% blue (174, 165, 200).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 24% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#AEA5C8 color codes

HEX	`#AEA5C8`
RGB	`rgb(174, 165, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 64.7%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 24%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 17%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 17%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.53, 10.17, -16.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.53, 19.54, 301.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.334, 40.079, 60.191)`
Decimal	`11445704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA5C8, 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 #AEA5C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA5C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #AEA5C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea5c8; }
.text { color: #aea5c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea5c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 165 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea5c8, #bfa5c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEA5C8?: #AEA5C8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA5C8?: The RGB value is 174, 165, 200: 174 red, 165 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA5C8?: The complementary color is #BFC8A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA5C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.