#ae72bd

Color #ae72bd

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.83 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ae72bd

RGB

rgb(174, 114, 189)

HSL

hsl(288, 36.2%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 39.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 39.7%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(56.79, 36.45, -30.01)

LCH

lch(56.79, 47.21, 320.53)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.1267, 319.45)

HWB

hwb(288, 44.7%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81bd72

Analogous

#8872bd

#ae72bd

#bd72a6

Triadic

#ae72bd

#bdae72

#72bdae

Split-complementary

#ae72bd

#a6bd72

#72bd88

Tetradic

#ae72bd

#bd7281

#81bd72

#72bdae

Square

#ae72bd

#bd8872

#81bd72

#72a6bd

Shades

Color #ae72bd mixed toward black.

#9a51ac

#7b408a

#5c3067

#3d2045

#1f1022

Tints

Color #ae72bd mixed toward white.

#bb89c8

#c9a1d3

#d6b8de

#e4d0e9

#f1e7f4

Tones

Color #ae72bd mixed toward gray.

#aa78b7

#a67eb0

#a385aa

#9f8ba4

#9b919e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9897af · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#9b9fab · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#aca29f · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae72bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae72bd]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#ae72bd (#ae72bd) is rgb(174, 114, 189) in RGB.

No, #ae72bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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