#ae8ac5

Color #ae8ac5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.7 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ae8ac5

RGB

rgb(174, 138, 197)

HSL

hsl(276.6, 33.7%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.6, 29.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 29.9%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(62.68, 24.68, -25.44)

LCH

lch(62.68, 35.44, 314.13)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0933, 311.79)

HWB

hwb(276.6, 54.1%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1c58a

Analogous

#918ac5

#ae8ac5

#c58abf

Triadic

#ae8ac5

#c5ae8a

#8ac5ae

Split-complementary

#ae8ac5

#bfc58a

#8ac591

Tetradic

#ae8ac5

#c58aa1

#a1c58a

#8ac5ae

Square

#ae8ac5

#c5918a

#a1c58a

#8abfc5

Shades

Color #ae8ac5 mixed toward black.

#9465b2

#784a95

#5a3870

#3c254b

#1e1325

Tints

Color #ae8ac5 mixed toward white.

#bc9ecf

#c9b1d8

#d7c5e2

#e4d8ec

#f2ecf5

Tones

Color #ae8ac5 mixed toward gray.

#ad8fc0

#ac94bb

#ab99b6

#aa9eb1

#a9a3ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a09fb9 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#a2a4b6 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#acafac · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 21.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ae8ac5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae8ac5]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ae8ac5 (#ae8ac5) is rgb(174, 138, 197) in RGB.

No, #ae8ac5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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