#ae98b5

Color #ae98b5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.76 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ae98b5

RGB

rgb(174, 152, 181)

HSL

hsl(285.5, 16.4%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.5, 16%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 16%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(65.59, 13.49, -12.05)

LCH

lch(65.59, 18.09, 318.23)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0483, 318.02)

HWB

hwb(285.5, 59.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fb598

Analogous

#a098b5

#ae98b5

#b598ae

Triadic

#ae98b5

#b5ae98

#98b5ae

Split-complementary

#ae98b5

#aeb598

#98b5a0

Tetradic

#ae98b5

#b5989f

#9fb598

#98b5ae

Square

#ae98b5

#b5a098

#9fb598

#98aeb5

Shades

Color #ae98b5 mixed toward black.

#95789e

#785d81

#5a4661

#3c2e41

#1e1720

Tints

Color #ae98b5 mixed toward white.

#bca9c1

#c9bace

#d7ccda

#e4dde6

#f2eef3

Tones

Color #ae98b5 mixed toward gray.

#ad9ab3

#ac9db0

#aa9fae

#a9a2ab

#a8a4a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5af · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#a6a8ad · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#ada9a8 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae98b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae98b5]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#ae98b5 (#ae98b5) is rgb(174, 152, 181) in RGB.

No, #ae98b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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