What color is #AEAAF9?

#AEAAF9 is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAAF9?

The RGB value is 174, 170, 249: 174 red, 170 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAAF9?

The complementary color is #F5F9AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAAF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAAF9 color

#AEAAF9 rgb(174, 170, 249)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEAAF9 is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 66.7% green and 97.6% blue (174, 170, 249).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 87% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9BA0EF), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#AEAAF9 color codes

HEX	`#AEAAF9`
RGB	`rgb(174, 170, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 66.7%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 87%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 32%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 32%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.62, 18.74, -38.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.62, 43.03, 295.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.925, 44.586, 95.633)`
Decimal	`11447033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAAF9, 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 #AEAAF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAAF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #AEAAF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeaaf9; }
.text { color: #aeaaf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeaaf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 170 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeaaf9, #d6aaf9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #AEAAF9?: #AEAAF9 is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAAF9?: The RGB value is 174, 170, 249: 174 red, 170 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAAF9?: The complementary color is #F5F9AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAAF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.