Information about #AE8CCA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AE8CCA is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 140, 202) — 68.2% red, 54.9% green, 79.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 24 / 0 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced twilight violet, #AE8CCA floats near the light end of the scale. 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 near neighbor of Pale Purple (#B790D4). Nearby in the Register you will also find East Side (#AA8CBC) and African Violet (#B284BE).

In RGB terms — rgb(174, 140, 202) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. No one has named #AE8CCA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AE8CCA color variations

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

#AE8CCA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AE8CCA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#6A408C

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#462B5D

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Black

#000000

#AE8CCA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AE8CCA 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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#958BC9

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#AE8CCA 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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#8CCA8F
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#C7CA8C
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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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#8F8CCA
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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
#AE8CCA
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#CAAE8C
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#8CCAAE
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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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#CA8CA8
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#A8CA8C
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#8CCAAE
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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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#CA8F8C
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#8CC7CA
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Nearest named colors to #AE8CCA

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

Pale Purple color link
Pale Purple

#B790D4

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

African Violet color link
African Violet

#B284BE

Biloba Flower color link
Biloba Flower

#AE99D2

Sabrina Violet color link
Sabrina Violet

#A285D1

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Lenurple color link
Lenurple

#BA93D8

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Purple Dragon color link
Purple Dragon

#C38EC7

Aesthetic Lilac color link
Aesthetic Lilac

#C098CC

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

#AE8CCA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE8CCA
  • RGB174, 140, 202
  • CMYK11, 24, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(174, 140, 202)
  • HSL273°, 37%, 67%
  • HSL Precise272.903°, 36.905%, 67.059%
  • HSV273°, 31%, 79%
  • HSB273°, 31%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.549, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.549, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.549, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAE8CCA
  • DECIMAL ID11439306
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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