Information about #AEA4B6 color

#AEA4B6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AEA4B6 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(174, 164, 182) — 68.2% red, 64.3% green, 71.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 7 / 0 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned blue-purple violet, #AEA4B6 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 almost identical to Abbey Road (#AFA8BC). Slightly further away sit Ashen Lavender (#B1A9B1) and Pastel Purple (#B39EB5).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(174, 164, 182)), which gives #AEA4B6 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AEA4B6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AEA4B6 color variations

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

#AEA4B6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AEA4B6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AEA4B6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AEA4B6 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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#AEA4B6 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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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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Nearest named colors to #AEA4B6

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

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Ashen Lavender color link
Ashen Lavender

#B1A9B1

Pastel Purple color link
Pastel Purple

#B39EB5

Chatelle color link
Chatelle

#B3ABB6

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Ajay color link
Ajay

#B0ACAE

Chrome Aluminum color link
Chrome Aluminum

#A8A9AD

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Silver Chalice color link
Silver Chalice

#ACACAC

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Double Surrender color link
Double Surrender

#A8AAAB

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AEA4B6
  • RGB174, 164, 182
  • CMYK3, 7, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(174, 164, 182)
  • HSL273°, 11%, 68%
  • HSL Precise273.333°, 10.976%, 67.843%
  • HSV273°, 10%, 71%
  • HSB273°, 10%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.643, 0.714)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.643, 0.714, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.643, 0.714)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAEA4B6
  • DECIMAL ID11445430
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers323 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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