What color is #AEB1D5?

#AEB1D5 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 #AEB1D5?

The RGB value is 174, 177, 213: 174 red, 177 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB1D5?

The complementary color is #D5D2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB1D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB1D5 color

#AEB1D5 rgb(174, 177, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEB1D5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 69.4% green and 83.5% blue (174, 177, 213).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 32% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#AEB1D5 color codes

HEX	`#AEB1D5`
RGB	`rgb(174, 177, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 69.4%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 32%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 18%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 17%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.05, 6.38, -18.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.05, 19.56, 289.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.185, 45.246, 69.291)`
Decimal	`11448789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB1D5, 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 #AEB1D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB1D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #AEB1D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb1d5; }
.text { color: #aeb1d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb1d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 177 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb1d5, #bfaed5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AEB1D5?: #AEB1D5 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 #AEB1D5?: The RGB value is 174, 177, 213: 174 red, 177 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB1D5?: The complementary color is #D5D2AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB1D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.