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#AEA3D2 Color

#AEA3D2 is rgb(174, 163, 210) in RGB, hsl(254, 34%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEA3D2
HEX#AEA3D2
RGBrgb(174, 163, 210)
HSLhsl(254, 34%, 73%)
HSVhsv(254, 22%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.068 295.4)
LABlab(69.17% 11.25 -22.59)
LCHlch(69.17% 25.24 296.47)

What #AEA3D2 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 #AEA3D2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 4.2Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 7.51Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.33Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 10.26Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 10.87Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 11.93

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

#AEA3D2 Channel Values

How #AEA3D2 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 163 · B 2108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 34% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 22% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEA3D2 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 text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEA3D2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEA3D2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEA3D2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEA3D2
Complementary
#C7D2A3
Analogous
#A3AFD2
Analogous
#C5A3D2
Triadic
#D2AEA3
Triadic
#A3D2AE
Split comp.
#D2C5A3
Split comp.
#AFD2A3

Tints & Shades of #AEA3D2

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

#BAB0D8
#C3BBDD
#CFC8E4
#D8D3E9
#E4E0F0
#EDEAF5

Shades

#9081C1
#715EB0
#5A4893
#473974
#322852
#1D1830

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEA3D2.

How #AEA3D2 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#AEA3D2
Protanopia#A5A5D2
Protanomaly#A9A4D2
Deuteranopia#A7A7D2
Deuteranomaly#AAA5D2
Tritanopia#A7AAAA
Tritanomaly#AAA7BB
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEA3D2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aea3d2: #AEA3D2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEA3D2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aea3d2': '#AEA3D2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.639, blue: 0.824)
Android XML<color name="color_aea3d2">#AEA3D2</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEA3D2"

More Blue Colors

#AEA3D2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#AEA3D2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEA3D2?

#AEA3D2 is a light blue — rgb(174, 163, 210) in RGB and hsl(254, 34%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.2.

What is the RGB value of #AEA3D2?

#AEA3D2 is rgb(174, 163, 210) — red 174, green 163, and blue 210 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEA3D2?

#AEA3D2 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEA3D2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEA3D2 scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEA3D2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEA3D2 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 17.35, which is visibly different.

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