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#AE9FCB Color

#AE9FCB is rgb(174, 159, 203) in RGB, hsl(260, 30%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE9FCB
HEX#AE9FCB
RGBrgb(174, 159, 203)
HSLhsl(260, 30%, 71%)
HSVhsv(260, 22%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.065 300.4)
LABlab(67.94% 12.18 -20.59)
LCHlch(67.94% 23.93 300.60)

What #AE9FCB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AE9FCB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 5.66Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 8.36Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.2Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 10.2Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 10.95

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#AE9FCB Channel Values

How #AE9FCB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 174 · G 159 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 30% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 22% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.44:1 vs white · 8.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE9FCB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE9FCB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE9FCB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE9FCB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE9FCB
Complementary
#BCCB9F
Analogous
#9FA6CB
Analogous
#C49FCB
Triadic
#CBAE9F
Triadic
#9FCBAE
Split comp.
#CBC49F
Split comp.
#A6CB9F

Tints & Shades of #AE9FCB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B9ACD2
#C4B9DA
#CFC7E1
#D8D1E6
#E3DEED
#EEEBF4

Shades

#927EB9
#7860A9
#604B8B
#4C3B6D
#35294C
#20192E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE9FCB.

How #AE9FCB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AE9FCB
Protanopia#A2A2CB
Protanomaly#A7A1CB
Deuteranopia#A4A4CB
Deuteranomaly#A8A2CB
Tritanopia#A8A5A5
Tritanomaly#AAA3B6
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE9FCB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ae9fcb: #AE9FCB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE9FCB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae9fcb': '#AE9FCB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.624, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_ae9fcb">#AE9FCB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE9FCB"

More Purple Colors

#AE9FCB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE9FCB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE9FCB?

#AE9FCB is a light purple — rgb(174, 159, 203) in RGB and hsl(260, 30%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.66.

What is the RGB value of #AE9FCB?

#AE9FCB is rgb(174, 159, 203) — red 174, green 159, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE9FCB?

#AE9FCB converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE9FCB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE9FCB scores 2.44:1 against white and 8.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE9FCB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE9FCB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 16.68, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.