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#AEA3EB Color

#AEA3EB is rgb(174, 163, 235) in RGB, hsl(249, 64%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 31%, 0%, 8%) 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 7.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEA3EB
HEX#AEA3EB
RGBrgb(174, 163, 235)
HSLhsl(249, 64%, 78%)
HSVhsv(249, 31%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 31%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.103 290.7)
LABlab(69.97% 15.67 -35.02)
LCHlch(69.97% 38.37 294.10)

What #AEA3EB 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 #AEA3EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.14Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.69Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 13.14Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 13.49Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 13.99Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 14.26

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

#AEA3EB Channel Values

How #AEA3EB 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 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 64% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 31% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.27:1 vs white · 9.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEA3EB 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 text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEA3EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEA3EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEA3EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEA3EB
Complementary
#E0EBA3
Analogous
#A3BCEB
Analogous
#D2A3EB
Triadic
#EBAEA3
Triadic
#A3EBAE
Split comp.
#EBD2A3
Split comp.
#BCEBA3

Tints & Shades of #AEA3EB

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

#B9B0EE
#C4BCF0
#CFC9F3
#D6D1F5
#E1DEF8
#EDEAFA

Shades

#8575E1
#604BD8
#412AC0
#332197
#231769
#150E3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEA3EB.

How #AEA3EB 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#AEA3EB
Protanopia#A5A5EB
Protanomaly#A9A4EB
Deuteranopia#A7A7EB
Deuteranomaly#AAA5EB
Tritanopia#A3AEAE
Tritanomaly#A7AAC9
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEA3EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aea3eb: #AEA3EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEA3EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aea3eb': '#AEA3EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.639, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_aea3eb">#AEA3EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEA3EB"

More Blue Colors

#AEA3EB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEA3EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEA3EB?

#AEA3EB is a light blue — rgb(174, 163, 235) in RGB and hsl(249, 64%, 78%) 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 7.14.

What is the RGB value of #AEA3EB?

#AEA3EB is rgb(174, 163, 235) — red 174, green 163, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEA3EB?

#AEA3EB converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 31%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEA3EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEA3EB scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEA3EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEA3EB 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 20.26, which is visibly different.

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