#ae9dc2

Color #ae9dc2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ae9dc2

RGB

rgb(174, 157, 194)

HSL

hsl(267.6, 23.3%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.6, 19.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 19.1%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(67.28, 13.35, -16.75)

LCH

lch(67.28, 21.42, 308.56)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.056, 305.85)

HWB

hwb(267.6, 61.6%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1c29d

Analogous

#9d9ec2

#ae9dc2

#c09dc2

Triadic

#ae9dc2

#c2ae9d

#9dc2ae

Split-complementary

#ae9dc2

#c2c09d

#9ec29d

Tetradic

#ae9dc2

#c29db1

#b1c29d

#9dc2ae

Square

#ae9dc2

#c29d9e

#b1c29d

#9dc2c0

Shades

Color #ae9dc2 mixed toward black.

#9079ac

#735a90

#56436c

#392d48

#1d1624

Tints

Color #ae9dc2 mixed toward white.

#bbadcc

#c9bed6

#d6cee0

#e4deeb

#f1eff5

Tones

Color #ae9dc2 mixed toward gray.

#aea0bf

#aea3bc

#afa6b9

#afa9b6

#afacb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7ba · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#a8a9b8 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#adb3b2 · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae9dc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae9dc2]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#ae9dc2 (#ae9dc2) is rgb(174, 157, 194) in RGB.

No, #ae9dc2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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