What color is #AEB9E8?

#AEB9E8 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 #AEB9E8?

The RGB value is 174, 185, 232: 174 red, 185 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB9E8?

The complementary color is #E8DDAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB9E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB9E8 color

#AEB9E8 rgb(174, 185, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEB9E8 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 72.5% green and 91% blue (174, 185, 232).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 56% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#AEB9E8 color codes

HEX	`#AEB9E8`
RGB	`rgb(174, 185, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 72.5%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 56%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 20%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.77, 6.33, -24.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.77, 25.48, 284.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.366, 49.522, 83.286)`
Decimal	`11450856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB9E8, 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 #AEB9E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB9E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #AEB9E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb9e8; }
.text { color: #aeb9e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb9e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 185 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb9e8, #c0aee8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #AEB9E8?: #AEB9E8 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 #AEB9E8?: The RGB value is 174, 185, 232: 174 red, 185 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB9E8?: The complementary color is #E8DDAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB9E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.