What color is #AEB4D9?

#AEB4D9 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 #AEB4D9?

The RGB value is 174, 180, 217: 174 red, 180 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB4D9?

The complementary color is #D9D3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB4D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB4D9 color

#AEB4D9 rgb(174, 180, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEB4D9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 70.6% green and 85.1% blue (174, 180, 217).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#AEB4D9 color codes

HEX	`#AEB4D9`
RGB	`rgb(174, 180, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 70.6%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 17%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.97, 5.63, -19.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.97, 20.09, 286.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.298, 46.65, 72.197)`
Decimal	`11449561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB4D9, 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 #AEB4D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB4D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #AEB4D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb4d9; }
.text { color: #aeb4d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb4d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 180 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb4d9, #bdaed9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #AEB4D9?: #AEB4D9 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 #AEB4D9?: The RGB value is 174, 180, 217: 174 red, 180 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB4D9?: The complementary color is #D9D3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB4D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.