What color is #AEB7E7?

#AEB7E7 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 #AEB7E7?

The RGB value is 174, 183, 231: 174 red, 183 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB7E7?

The complementary color is #E7DEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB7E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB7E7 color

#AEB7E7 rgb(174, 183, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEB7E7 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 71.8% green and 90.6% blue (174, 183, 231).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 54% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#AEB7E7 color codes

HEX	`#AEB7E7`
RGB	`rgb(174, 183, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 71.8%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 54%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.22, 7.19, -24.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.22, 25.99, 286.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.809, 48.634, 82.402)`
Decimal	`11450343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB7E7, 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 #AEB7E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB7E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	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 #AEB7E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb7e7; }
.text { color: #aeb7e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb7e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 183 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb7e7, #c1aee7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEB7E7?: #AEB7E7 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 #AEB7E7?: The RGB value is 174, 183, 231: 174 red, 183 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB7E7?: The complementary color is #E7DEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB7E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.