Information about #AE79B3 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AE79B3 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(174, 121, 179) — 68.2% red, 47.5% green, 70.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 23 / 0 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated magenta, #AE79B3 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Soft Purple (#A66FB5). Slightly further away sit Grayish Magenta (#A87DA8) and African Violet (#B284BE).

In RGB terms — rgb(174, 121, 179) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AE79B3: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. No one has named #AE79B3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AE79B3 color variations

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

#AE79B3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AE79B3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AE79B3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AE79B3 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AE79B3 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
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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
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#79B492
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#799BB4
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Nearest named colors to #AE79B3

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

Soft Purple color link
Soft Purple

#A66FB5

Grayish Magenta color link
Grayish Magenta

#A87DA8

African Violet color link
African Violet

#B284BE

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Dusty Lavender color link
Dusty Lavender

#AC86A8

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Grayish Mulberry color link
Grayish Mulberry

#9E7DA8

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Grayish Fuchsia color link
Grayish Fuchsia

#A87D9E

#AE79B3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE79B3
  • RGB174, 121, 179
  • CMYK2, 23, 0, 30
  • CSSrgb(174, 121, 179)
  • HSL295°, 28%, 59%
  • HSL Precise294.828°, 27.619%, 58.824%
  • HSV295°, 32%, 70%
  • HSB295°, 32%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.475, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.475, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.475, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAE79B3
  • DECIMAL ID11434419
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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