#ae94bf

Color #ae94bf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ae94bf

RGB

rgb(174, 148, 191)

HSL

hsl(276.3, 25.1%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.3, 22.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 22.5%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(64.92, 17.78, -18.66)

LCH

lch(64.92, 25.77, 313.62)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0679, 311.84)

HWB

hwb(276.3, 58%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5bf94

Analogous

#9994bf

#ae94bf

#bf94bb

Triadic

#ae94bf

#bfae94

#94bfae

Split-complementary

#ae94bf

#bbbf94

#94bf99

Tetradic

#ae94bf

#bf94a5

#a5bf94

#94bfae

Square

#ae94bf

#bf9994

#a5bf94

#94bbbf

Shades

Color #ae94bf mixed toward black.

#9371aa

#77558d

#59406a

#3c2a47

#1e1523

Tints

Color #ae94bf mixed toward white.

#bca6ca

#c9b8d4

#d7cadf

#e4dbea

#f2edf4

Tones

Color #ae94bf mixed toward gray.

#ad98bb

#ad9bb8

#ac9fb4

#aba2b1

#aaa6ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3b6 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#a5a7b3 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#adaeac · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae94bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae94bf]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ae94bf (#ae94bf) is rgb(174, 148, 191) in RGB.

No, #ae94bf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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