#ae97b0

Color #ae97b0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ae97b0

RGB

rgb(174, 151, 176)

HSL

hsl(295.2, 13.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(295.2, 14.2%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 14.2%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(65.17, 13.07, -9.86)

LCH

lch(65.17, 16.37, 322.97)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0443, 323.44)

HWB

hwb(295.2, 59.2%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99b097

Analogous

#a197b0

#ae97b0

#b097a5

Triadic

#ae97b0

#b0ae97

#97b0ae

Split-complementary

#ae97b0

#a5b097

#97b0a1

Tetradic

#ae97b0

#b09799

#99b097

#97b0ae

Square

#ae97b0

#b0a197

#99b097

#97a5b0

Shades

Color #ae97b0 mixed toward black.

#967898

#7a5e7c

#5b475d

#3d2f3e

#1e181f

Tints

Color #ae97b0 mixed toward white.

#bba8bd

#c9baca

#d6cbd7

#e4dce5

#f1eef2

Tones

Color #ae97b0 mixed toward gray.

#ac99ae

#aa9bac

#a99daa

#a79fa8

#a5a1a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a4aa · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#a6a8a9 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#ada6a5 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae97b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae97b0]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#ae97b0 (#ae97b0) is rgb(174, 151, 176) in RGB.

No, #ae97b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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