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#AEAECB closest to Pastel Lilac

#AEAECB is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Pastel Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 68.2% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(174, 174, 203)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 22% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #AEAECB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.72:1.

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#AEAECB color conversion

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Variations of #AEAECB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AEAECB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

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

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

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

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Tetradic

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

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AEAECB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A6B0CA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7B1CC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9B0CC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A6B0CA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9AFCB
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A8B3B7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ACB0C2
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B0B0B7

#AEAECB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.16:1 Very poor#AEAECB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.72:1 Very good#AEAECB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AEAECB in CSS

/* Pastel Lilac */
.color { color: #AEAECB; }
.background { background-color: #AEAECB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AEAECB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 174 203);
color: hsl(240 22% 74%);
color: oklch(0.760 0.041 285.4);

#AEAECB FAQ

What color is #AEAECB?

#AEAECB is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AEAECB?

#AEAECB is rgb(174, 174, 203) in RGB, hsl(240, 22%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AEAECB?

The complementary color of #AEAECB is #CBCBAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AEAECB?

Black text has the best contrast on #AEAECB: 9.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AEAECB a warm or cool color?

#AEAECB is a cool color.