Palettes / Colors / #AE90CB

#AE90CB — Light Muted Purple

#AE90CB is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the purple family.

#AE90CB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ACCB90; it also sits naturally between #9190CB and #CB90CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 56% · Blue 80%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AE90CB

.text { color: #AE90CB; }
.background { background-color: #AE90CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE90CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 144, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 36%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE90CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 144, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE90CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 144, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AE90CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE90CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACCB90:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AE90CB: #000000.

How #AE90CB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AE90CB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AE90CA  ·  #AE90CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AE90CB?

#AE90CB is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 174, 144, 203). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AE90CB?

#AE90CB is RGB 174, 144, 203 — HSL 271°, 36%, 68% — CMYK 14%, 29%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #AE90CB?

Its complement is #ACCB90; analogous partners are #9190CB and #CB90CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AE90CB for text?

Black text on #AE90CB has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.74:1.