#AE8CB5 Color

#AE8CB5 is rgb(174, 140, 181) in RGB and hsl(290, 22%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#AE8CB5

HEX#AE8CB5

RGBrgb(174, 140, 181)

HSLhsl(290, 22%, 63%)

HSVhsv(290, 23%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.07 320.5)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 23%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #AE8CB5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AE8CB5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#AE8CB5 Complementary#93B58C Analogous#9A8CB5 Analogous#B58CA8 Triadic#B5AE8C Triadic#8CB5AE

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #AE8CB5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B99BBF #C4ABC9 #CFBBD3 #DACADD #E5DAE7 #F0E9F1

Shades

#9D73A5 #875B8F #6F4C76 #553A5A #3D2A41 #231825

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