Palettes / Colors / #AEA0CA

#AEA0CA — Light Dusty Purple

#AEA0CA is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #AEA0CA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AEA0CA 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 #BCCAA0; it also sits naturally between #A0A7CA and #C3A0CA. 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 63% · Blue 79%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEA0CA

.text { color: #AEA0CA; }
.background { background-color: #AEA0CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEA0CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 160, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 28%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEA0CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 160, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEA0CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 160, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEA0CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEA0CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCCAA0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEA0CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEA0CA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AEA0CA 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 #AEA0CA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEA0CA?

#AEA0CA is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 174, 160, 202). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEA0CA?

#AEA0CA is RGB 174, 160, 202 — HSL 260°, 28%, 71% — CMYK 14%, 21%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #AEA0CA?

Its complement is #BCCAA0; analogous partners are #A0A7CA and #C3A0CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEA0CA for text?

Black text on #AEA0CA has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.