What color is #AEAFE5?

#AEAFE5 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAFE5?

The RGB value is 174, 175, 229: 174 red, 175 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAFE5?

The complementary color is #E5E4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAFE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAFE5 color

#AEAFE5 rgb(174, 175, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEAFE5 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 68.6% green and 89.8% blue (174, 175, 229).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 51% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#AEAFE5 color codes

HEX	`#AEAFE5`
RGB	`rgb(174, 175, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 68.6%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 51%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 24%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 24%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.1, 11.13, -27.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.1, 29.34, 292.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.925, 45.315, 80.388)`
Decimal	`11448293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAFE5, 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 #AEAFE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAFE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	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 #AEAFE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeafe5; }
.text { color: #aeafe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeafe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 175 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeafe5, #c9aee5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #AEAFE5?: #AEAFE5 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAFE5?: The RGB value is 174, 175, 229: 174 red, 175 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAFE5?: The complementary color is #E5E4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAFE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.