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#AEB0E0 Color

#AEB0E0 is rgb(174, 176, 224) in RGB, hsl(238, 45%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 21%, 0%, 12%) 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 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEB0E0
HEX#AEB0E0
RGBrgb(174, 176, 224)
HSLhsl(238, 45%, 78%)
HSVhsv(238, 22%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 21%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.068 282.8)
LABlab(72.93% 6.91 -24.53)
LCHlch(72.93% 25.49 285.73)

What #AEB0E0 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 #AEB0E0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 5.19Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 5.5Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.76Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 10.45Soap#CEC8EFΔE 10.92Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.02

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

#AEB0E0 Channel Values

How #AEB0E0 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 176 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 238° · S 45% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 238° · S 22% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEB0E0 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEB0E0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEB0E0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEB0E0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEB0E0
Complementary
#E0DEAE
Analogous
#AEC9E0
Analogous
#C5AEE0
Triadic
#E0AEAF
Triadic
#AFE0AE
Split comp.
#E0C5AE
Split comp.
#C9E0AE

Tints & Shades of #AEB0E0

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

#B9BAE4
#C4C5E9
#CFD0ED
#D6D7F0
#E1E2F4
#EDEDF8

Shades

#8588D1
#6063C3
#4144AA
#323585
#23255C
#151637

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEB0E0.

How #AEB0E0 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#AEB0E0
Protanopia#B0B0E0
Protanomaly#AFB0E0
Deuteranopia#AFAFE0
Deuteranomaly#AFB0E0
Tritanopia#A6B7B7
Tritanomaly#AAB4C9
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEB0E0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aeb0e0: #AEB0E0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEB0E0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeb0e0': '#AEB0E0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.690, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_aeb0e0">#AEB0E0</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEB0E0"

More Blue Colors

#AEB0E0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#AEB0E0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEB0E0?

#AEB0E0 is a light blue — rgb(174, 176, 224) in RGB and hsl(238, 45%, 78%) 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 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #AEB0E0?

#AEB0E0 is rgb(174, 176, 224) — red 174, green 176, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEB0E0?

#AEB0E0 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 21%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEB0E0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEB0E0 scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEB0E0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEB0E0 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 14.41, which is visibly different.

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