What color is #AEA8D7?

#AEA8D7 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 #AEA8D7?

The RGB value is 174, 168, 215: 174 red, 168 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA8D7?

The complementary color is #D1D7A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA8D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA8D7 color

#AEA8D7 rgb(174, 168, 215)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEA8D7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 65.9% green and 84.3% blue (174, 168, 215).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 37% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#AEA8D7 color codes

HEX	`#AEA8D7`
RGB	`rgb(174, 168, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 65.9%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 37%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 22%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 22%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.81, 11.8, -23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.81, 25.84, 297.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.721, 41.91, 70.063)`
Decimal	`11446487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA8D7, 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 #AEA8D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA8D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #AEA8D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea8d7; }
.text { color: #aea8d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea8d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 168 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea8d7, #c6a8d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AEA8D7?: #AEA8D7 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 #AEA8D7?: The RGB value is 174, 168, 215: 174 red, 168 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA8D7?: The complementary color is #D1D7A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA8D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.