Exploring the Color #AE95C0

#AE95C0 sits at 275° on the color wheel, placing it in the violet family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 25% saturation and 67% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 174, 149, 192 produces a 7.86:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #AE95C0 is a clear variant of CSS silver — about 47 units away from #C0C0C0. Designers reach for violet hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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