#ae9ced Color Information

#ae9ced Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ae9ced. In RGB, it consists of 68.2% Red, 61.2% Green, and 92.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 26.6% Cyan, 34.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 7.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 253.3°, with saturation of 69.2% and lightness of 77.1%. The decimal value for #ae9ced is 11443437, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ae9ced is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#ae9ced Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color174, 156, 237 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color68.2%, 61.2%, 92.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.318, 0.388, 0.071 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.266, 0.342, 0, 0.071 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color253.3°, 69.2%, 77.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color253.3°, 34.2%, 92.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color44.630, 38.890, 85.275 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color174, 156, 237 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11443437 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color68.672, 23.664, -38.368 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)68.672, 45.078, 301.665 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color68.672, 3.706, -64.553 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color62.362, 18.613, -37.421 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.264, 0.230, 38.890 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289633517 / 0xffae9ced Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9999ff Copy
Last Updated: November 22, 2024

Shades of #ae9ced

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ae9ced, its pure hue is 253.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.2%, and its lightness is 77.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ae9ced, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #16141e to #9889cf.

Tints of #ae9ced

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ae9ced, its pure hue is 253.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.2%, and its lightness is 77.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ae9ced, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b8a8ef to #f5f3fd.

Tones of #ae9ced

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ae9ced, its pure hue is 253.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ae9ced, which range from #c5c5c5 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #a48aff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ae9ced

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ae9ced! For #ae9ced, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ae9ced. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ae9ced

This color, #ae9ced, consists of 68.2% Red, 61.2% Green, and 92.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 174, Green = 156, Blue = 237. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ae9ced is 26.6% Cyan, 34.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 7.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R68.2%
C26.6%
G61.2%
M34.2%
B92.9%
Y0.0%
K7.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 174 156 237
Octal 256 234 355
Hexa #ae #9c #ed
Binary 10101110 10011100 11101101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 26 34 0 7
Octal 32 42 0 7
Hexa #1a #22 #00 #07
Binary 00011010 00100010 00000000 00000111

Analogous Colors of #ae9ced

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ae9ced — which has hue 253.3° — its analogous colors are located at 223.3° and 283.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae9ced.

Triadic Colors of #ae9ced

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ae9ced — which has hue 253.3° — its triadic colors are located at 13.3° and 253.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae9ced.

Complementary Color of #ae9ced

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ae9ced — which has hue 253.3° — its complementary color is located at 73.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae9ced.

Split Complementary Colors of #ae9ced

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ae9ced — which has hue 253.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 43.3° and 253.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae9ced.

Tetradic Colors of #ae9ced

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ae9ced — which has hue 253.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 163.3°, 253.3°, 343.3°, and 73.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae9ced.

Monochromatic Colors of #ae9ced

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ae9ced, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #8d78d7 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d4c9fb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ae9ced

We want to make getting started with #ae9ced on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ae9ced into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ae9ced can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ae9ced with other HTML elements.

#ae9ced Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ae9ced.
<span style="color: #ae9ced;">The color of this text is #ae9ced.</span>

#ae9ced Background Color

The background color for this text is #ae9ced.
<div style="background-color: #ae9ced; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ae9ced.</div>

#ae9ced Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ae9ced.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ae9ced;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ae9ced.</span>

#ae9ced Border Color

This is a div with border color #ae9ced.
<div style="border: #ae9ced 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ae9ced.</div>

#ae9ced Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ae9ced on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ae9ced; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ae9ced on a white background.</div></div>

#ae9ced Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ae9ced on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ae9ced; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ae9ced on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ae9ced to White

This is a gradient from #ae9ced to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ae9ced,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ae9ced,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ae9ced,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ae9ced,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ae9ced to white.</div>

Gradient from #ae9ced to Black

This is a gradient from #ae9ced to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ae9ced,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ae9ced,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ae9ced,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ae9ced,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ae9ced to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ae9ced

In addition to using #ae9ced on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ae9ced in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ae9ced, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 174, Green = 156, Blue = 237). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ae9ced in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ae9ced
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(174, 156, 237)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ae9ced; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ae9ced; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ae9ced; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(174, 156, 237);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ae9ced")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:174, green:156, blue:237, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:174 green:156 blue:237 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(174f, 156f, 237f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(174, 156, 237);
 

#ae9ced Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ae9ced the same way. For those with color blindness, #ae9ced might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ae9ced looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ae9ced is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ae9ced looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ae9ced will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ae9ced is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text