Color #AEA4BC Color / Colour Code #AEA4BC
This page shows the hex color code for color #aea4bc (#AEA4BC). The colour is a purple tone with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #AEA4BC against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#AEA4BC paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 235, 265, and 295 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 265, 25, and 145 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #AEA4BC
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 265 and saturation at 15%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 265 to 310 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 265 with its complement at 85 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #AEA4BC
Lightness variations at hue 265 and 15% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #AEA4BC
Design Use Cases for #AEA4BC
Muted Accent Color
With 15% saturation, #AEA4BC has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Soft Accent & Highlight
With 69% lightness, #AEA4BC has a softer, more approachable quality. It works well for hover states, subtle highlights, progress indicators, and secondary UI elements. This lightness range is particularly effective for tag backgrounds and status indicators.
Creativity & Premium Positioning
#AEA4BC falls in the purple spectrum (hue 265). Purple communicates creativity, wisdom, and luxury. It is effective for premium product highlights, creative portfolio accents, meditation app interfaces, and rewards program branding. Purple occupies a unique space between the energy of red and the calm of blue.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #AEA4BC (hue 265) to its complement at hue 85. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 295. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aea4bc, #b2bca4);
CSS Code for #AEA4BC
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About Color #AEA4BC (#AEA4BC)
#AEA4BC is a purple color (colour) with RGB channel values of 174 red, 164 green, and 188 blue. The blue channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 265 degrees with 15% saturation and 69% lightness, placing it in the cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #AEA4BC is 170/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This is a medium-brightness color that can work with either dark or light text depending on font weight and size. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow, and 26% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #AEA4BC against white is 2.38:1 and against black is 8.84:1. This does not meet AA requirements on white. Use it on dark backgrounds where it achieves 8.84:1, or use it exclusively for decorative purposes.
The complementary colour #B2BCA4 creates maximum visual tension when paired with #AEA4BC. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #A4A6BC and #BAA4BC, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
How to Explore Color #AEA4BC
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #AEA4BC?
- #AEA4BC is Color #AEA4BC, a purple color (colour) with RGB(174, 164, 188), HSL(265, 15%, 69%), and CMYK(7%, 13%, 0%, 26%). Its perceived brightness is 170/255.
- Is #AEA4BC accessible for text?
- Against white, #AEA4BC has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 (fails AA for normal text). Against black, it has 8.84:1 (passes AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #AEA4BC?
- The complementary colour is #B2BCA4 (hue 85). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #A4A6BC and #BAA4BC. The triadic palette adds #BCAEA4 and #A4BCAE for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #AEA4BC in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #aea4bc; or rgb(174, 164, 188); or hsl(265, 15%, 69%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 265 15% 69%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.