What color is #AEA6E0?

#AEA6E0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA6E0?

The RGB value is 174, 166, 224: 174 red, 166 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA6E0?

The complementary color is #D8E0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA6E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA6E0 color

#AEA6E0 rgb(174, 166, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEA6E0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 65.1% green and 87.8% blue (174, 166, 224).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 48% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#AEA6E0 color codes

HEX	`#AEA6E0`
RGB	`rgb(174, 166, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 65.1%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 48%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 26%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 26%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.63, 14.97, -28.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.63, 31.93, 297.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.543, 41.652, 76.2)`
Decimal	`11445984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA6E0, 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 #AEA6E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA6E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #AEA6E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea6e0; }
.text { color: #aea6e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea6e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 166 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea6e0, #cba6e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #AEA6E0?: #AEA6E0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA6E0?: The RGB value is 174, 166, 224: 174 red, 166 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA6E0?: The complementary color is #D8E0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA6E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.