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#AEA0CA Color

#AEA0CA is rgb(174, 160, 202) in RGB, hsl(260, 28%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 21%) 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 5.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEA0CA
HEX#AEA0CA
RGBrgb(174, 160, 202)
HSLhsl(260, 28%, 71%)
HSVhsv(260, 21%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.062 300.1)
LABlab(68.17% 11.49 -19.70)
LCHlch(68.17% 22.81 300.25)

What #AEA0CA 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 #AEA0CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 5.67Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 7.98Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 10.1Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 10.15Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.33Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.54

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

#AEA0CA Channel Values

How #AEA0CA 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 160 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 28% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 21% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEA0CA 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEA0CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEA0CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEA0CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEA0CA
Complementary
#BCCAA0
Analogous
#A0A7CA
Analogous
#C3A0CA
Triadic
#CAAEA0
Triadic
#A0CAAE
Split comp.
#CAC3A0
Split comp.
#A7CAA0

Tints & Shades of #AEA0CA

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

#B9ADD1
#C4BAD8
#D0C8E0
#D8D1E5
#E3DEED
#EEEBF4

Shades

#9280B7
#7962A7
#614D89
#4C3D6C
#352A4B
#201A2E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEA0CA.

How #AEA0CA 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#AEA0CA
Protanopia#A2A2CA
Protanomaly#A7A2CA
Deuteranopia#A5A5CA
Deuteranomaly#A9A3CA
Tritanopia#A8A6A6
Tritanomaly#ABA4B6
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEA0CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aea0ca: #AEA0CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEA0CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aea0ca': '#AEA0CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.627, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_aea0ca">#AEA0CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEA0CA"

More Purple Colors

#AEA0CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEA0CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEA0CA?

#AEA0CA is a light purple — rgb(174, 160, 202) in RGB and hsl(260, 28%, 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 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #AEA0CA?

#AEA0CA is rgb(174, 160, 202) — red 174, green 160, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEA0CA?

#AEA0CA converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEA0CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEA0CA scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEA0CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEA0CA 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 15.94, 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.