#ae9bc2

Color #ae9bc2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ae9bc2

RGB

rgb(174, 155, 194)

HSL

hsl(269.2, 24.2%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.2, 20.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 20.1%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(66.78, 14.47, -17.52)

LCH

lch(66.78, 22.72, 309.55)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0595, 307)

HWB

hwb(269.2, 60.8%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afc29b

Analogous

#9b9bc2

#ae9bc2

#c19bc2

Triadic

#ae9bc2

#c2ae9b

#9bc2ae

Split-complementary

#ae9bc2

#c2c19b

#9bc29b

Tetradic

#ae9bc2

#c29baf

#afc29b

#9bc2ae

Square

#ae9bc2

#c29b9b

#afc29b

#9bc2c1

Shades

Color #ae9bc2 mixed toward black.

#9177ac

#745890

#57426c

#3a2c48

#1d1624

Tints

Color #ae9bc2 mixed toward white.

#bbaccc

#c9bcd6

#d6cde0

#e4deeb

#f1eef5

Tones

Color #ae9bc2 mixed toward gray.

#ae9ebf

#aea1bb

#aea5b8

#aea8b5

#aeabb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ba · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#a7a9b7 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#adb2b1 · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae9bc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae9bc2]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#ae9bc2 (#ae9bc2) is rgb(174, 155, 194) in RGB.

No, #ae9bc2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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