What color is #AEB9EA?

#AEB9EA 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 #AEB9EA?

The RGB value is 174, 185, 234: 174 red, 185 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB9EA?

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

Is black or white text better on #AEB9EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB9EA color

#AEB9EA rgb(174, 185, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AEB9EA is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 72.5% green and 91.8% blue (174, 185, 234).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 59% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% 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 10.93:1).

#AEB9EA color codes

HEX	`#AEB9EA`
RGB	`rgb(174, 185, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 72.5%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 59%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 26%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 21%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.85, 6.8, -25.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.85, 26.54, 284.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.652, 49.636, 84.791)`
Decimal	`11450858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB9EA, 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 #AEB9EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB9EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	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 #AEB9EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb9ea; }
.text { color: #aeb9ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb9ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 185 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb9ea, #c1aeea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #AEB9EA?: #AEB9EA 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 #AEB9EA?: The RGB value is 174, 185, 234: 174 red, 185 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB9EA?: The complementary color is #EADFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB9EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.