#ae65c1

Color #ae65c1

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 14.08 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#ae65c1

RGB

rgb(174, 101, 193)

HSL

hsl(287.6, 42.6%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.6, 47.7%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 47.7%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(54.19, 44.31, -36.35)

LCH

lch(54.19, 57.31, 320.64)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3%, 0.1535, 319.07)

HWB

hwb(287.6, 39.6%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#78c165

Analogous

#8065c1

#ae65c1

#c165a6

Triadic

#ae65c1

#c1ae65

#65c1ae

Split-complementary

#ae65c1

#a6c165

#65c180

Tetradic

#ae65c1

#c16578

#78c165

#65c1ae

Square

#ae65c1

#c18065

#78c165

#65a6c1

Shades

Color #ae65c1 mixed toward black.

#9946af

#7a388c

#5c2a69

#3d1c46

#1f0e23

Tints

Color #ae65c1 mixed toward white.

#bb7fcb

#c998d6

#d6b2e0

#e4ccea

#f1e5f5

Tones

Color #ae65c1 mixed toward gray.

#a96cb9

#a574b2

#a07caa

#9c84a2

#978b9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9493b0 · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#989dac · ΔE 21.8

Tritanopia

#aba19e · ΔE 28.2

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae65c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae65c1]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#ae65c1 (#ae65c1) is rgb(174, 101, 193) in RGB.

No, #ae65c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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