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#AEA2D7 Color

#AEA2D7 is rgb(174, 162, 215) in RGB, hsl(254, 40%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEA2D7
HEX#AEA2D7
RGBrgb(174, 162, 215)
HSLhsl(254, 40%, 74%)
HSVhsv(254, 25%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.077 294.8)
LABlab(69.07% 12.63 -25.49)
LCHlch(69.07% 28.44 296.35)

What #AEA2D7 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 #AEA2D7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.47Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 5.69Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 5.77Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.26Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 11.36Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 12.71

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

#AEA2D7 Channel Values

How #AEA2D7 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 162 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 40% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 25% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEA2D7 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEA2D7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEA2D7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEA2D7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEA2D7
Complementary
#CBD7A2
Analogous
#A2B0D7
Analogous
#C9A2D7
Triadic
#D7AFA2
Triadic
#A2D7AF
Split comp.
#D7C9A2
Split comp.
#B0D7A2

Tints & Shades of #AEA2D7

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

#B8ADDC
#C4BBE2
#CDC6E7
#DAD4ED
#E3DFF1
#F0EDF7

Shades

#907EC8
#715BB9
#58439D
#443479
#302556
#1C1532

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEA2D7.

How #AEA2D7 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#AEA2D7
Protanopia#A4A4D7
Protanomaly#A8A3D7
Deuteranopia#A6A6D7
Deuteranomaly#A9A4D7
Tritanopia#A6AAAA
Tritanomaly#A9A7BE
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEA2D7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aea2d7: #AEA2D7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEA2D7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aea2d7': '#AEA2D7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.635, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_aea2d7">#AEA2D7</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEA2D7"

More Blue Colors

#AEA2D7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEA2D7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEA2D7?

#AEA2D7 is a light blue — rgb(174, 162, 215) in RGB and hsl(254, 40%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.47.

What is the RGB value of #AEA2D7?

#AEA2D7 is rgb(174, 162, 215) — red 174, green 162, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEA2D7?

#AEA2D7 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEA2D7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEA2D7 scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEA2D7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEA2D7 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 18.88, which is visibly different.

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