#ae79b4

Color #ae79b4

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.5 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ae79b4

RGB

rgb(174, 121, 180)

HSL

hsl(293.9, 28.2%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(293.9, 32.8%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.3%, 32.8%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(58.01, 30.74, -22.98)

LCH

lch(58.01, 38.38, 323.22)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.1042, 323.15)

HWB

hwb(293.9, 47.5%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7fb479

Analogous

#9079b4

#ae79b4

#b4799c

Triadic

#ae79b4

#b4ae79

#79b4ae

Split-complementary

#ae79b4

#9cb479

#79b490

Tetradic

#ae79b4

#b4797f

#7fb479

#79b4ae

Square

#ae79b4

#b49079

#7fb479

#799cb4

Shades

Color #ae79b4 mixed toward black.

#9a5aa1

#7b4881

#5c3660

#3d2440

#1f1220

Tints

Color #ae79b4 mixed toward white.

#bb8fc0

#c9a6cd

#d6bcd9

#e4d2e6

#f1e9f2

Tones

Color #ae79b4 mixed toward gray.

#aa7eaf

#a683aa

#a288a5

#9e8da0

#9a929b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a99a8 · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#9da0a5 · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#ac9e9c · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 22.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ae79b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae79b4]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ae79b4 (#ae79b4) is rgb(174, 121, 180) in RGB.

No, #ae79b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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