What color is #AEB1D2?

#AEB1D2 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB1D2?

The RGB value is 174, 177, 210: 174 red, 177 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB1D2?

The complementary color is #D2CFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB1D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB1D2 color

#AEB1D2 rgb(174, 177, 210)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEB1D2 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 69.4% green and 82.4% blue (174, 177, 210).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 29% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#AEB1D2 color codes

HEX	`#AEB1D2`
RGB	`rgb(174, 177, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 69.4%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 29%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 16%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.95, 5.72, -17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.95, 17.93, 288.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.808, 45.095, 67.304)`
Decimal	`11448786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB1D2, 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 #AEB1D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB1D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #AEB1D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb1d2; }
.text { color: #aeb1d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb1d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 177 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb1d2, #bdaed2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AEB1D2?: #AEB1D2 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB1D2?: The RGB value is 174, 177, 210: 174 red, 177 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB1D2?: The complementary color is #D2CFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB1D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.