#ae98c5

Color #ae98c5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.42 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ae98c5

RGB

rgb(174, 152, 197)

HSL

hsl(269.3, 28%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.3, 22.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 22.8%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(66.13, 16.79, -20.18)

LCH

lch(66.13, 26.25, 309.76)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0686, 306.89)

HWB

hwb(269.3, 59.6%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afc598

Analogous

#9898c5

#ae98c5

#c498c5

Triadic

#ae98c5

#c5ae98

#98c5ae

Split-complementary

#ae98c5

#c5c498

#98c598

Tetradic

#ae98c5

#c598af

#afc598

#98c5ae

Square

#ae98c5

#c59898

#afc598

#98c5c4

Shades

Color #ae98c5 mixed toward black.

#9173b0

#745495

#573f70

#3a2a4a

#1d1525

Tints

Color #ae98c5 mixed toward white.

#bba9cf

#c9bad8

#d6cbe2

#e4ddec

#f1eef5

Tones

Color #ae98c5 mixed toward gray.

#ae9cc1

#ae9fbd

#aea3ba

#aea7b6

#aeabb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5bb · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#a6a8b9 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#adb3b1 · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 18.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae98c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae98c5]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#ae98c5 (#ae98c5) is rgb(174, 152, 197) in RGB.

No, #ae98c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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