Start generating
AE8AEB

#AE8AEB closest to Dreamy Candy Forest

#AE8AEB is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 54.1% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(174, 138, 235)). Its HSL value is 262° hue, 71% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #AE8AEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.63:1.

Make a palette with #AE8AEB

#AE8AEB color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #AE8AEB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

AE8AEB9777CC8065AE6A539155427541325B2E22411C14290B0713010103

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

AE8AEBB696EEBDA2F0C5AEF3CDB9F5D5C5F7DDD0F9E6DCFBEEE8FCF6F3FE

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

AE8AEBA98AE0A489D6A088CB9B87C09686B59285AB8D84A089839684828B

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

53A5F56AA0F87E9AF88F94F6A08FF2AE8AEBBB85E2C781D7D17DCAD97ABCE078AD

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

9788F09C88EFA089EEA589EDA98AECAE8AEBB18BE5B58CDEB88DD8BB8ED2BE8ECB

#AE8AEB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

AE8AEBC7EB8A
Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

AE8AEBEBDF8A96EB8A
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

AE8AEB8A96EBDF8AEB
Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

AE8AEBEBAE8A8AEBAE
Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

AE8AEBEB8AC7C7EB8A8AEBAE
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

AE8AEBEB8A96C7EB8A8AEBDF
Open in generator →

#AE8AEB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AE8AEB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #779BE8
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #709CEF
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8497ED
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #779BE8
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8B96EA
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A29BAF
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AB91D2
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A198B4

#AE8AEB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.75:1 Very poor#AE8AEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.63:1 Very good#AE8AEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #AE8AEB

Palettes with #AE8AEB

#AE8AEB in CSS

/* Dreamy Candy Forest */
.color { color: #AE8AEB; }
.background { background-color: #AE8AEB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AE8AEB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 138 235);
color: hsl(262 71% 73%);
color: oklch(0.706 0.142 299.9);

#AE8AEB FAQ

What color is #AE8AEB?

#AE8AEB is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AE8AEB?

#AE8AEB is rgb(174, 138, 235) in RGB, hsl(262, 71%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 41%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AE8AEB?

The complementary color of #AE8AEB is #C7EB8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AE8AEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #AE8AEB: 7.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AE8AEB a warm or cool color?

#AE8AEB is a cool color.