Information about #AE97D3 color

#AE97D3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AE97D3 falls into the Violet Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 151, 211) — 68.2% red, 59.2% green, 82.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 24 / 0 / 17. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AE97D3 reads as a clearly saturated twilight violet and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Biloba Flower (#AE99D2). Slightly further away sit Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9) and Pale Purple (#B790D4).

In RGB terms — rgb(174, 151, 211) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AE97D3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AE97D3 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AE97D3 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AE97D3

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE97D3
  • RGB174, 151, 211
  • CMYK15, 24, 0, 17
  • CSSrgb(174, 151, 211)
  • HSL263°, 41%, 71%
  • HSL Precise263°, 40.541%, 70.98%
  • HSV263°, 28%, 83%
  • HSB263°, 28%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.592, 0.827)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.592, 0.827, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.592, 0.827)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB82.7%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAE97D3
  • DECIMAL ID11442131
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01