#ae7acd

Color #ae7acd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 15.54 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ae7acd

RGB

rgb(174, 122, 205)

HSL

hsl(277.6, 45.4%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.6, 40.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 40.5%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(59.28, 35.39, -35.23)

LCH

lch(59.28, 49.94, 315.13)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.1312, 312)

HWB

hwb(277.6, 47.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99cd7a

Analogous

#847acd

#ae7acd

#cd7ac2

Triadic

#ae7acd

#cdae7a

#7acdae

Split-complementary

#ae7acd

#c2cd7a

#7acd84

Tetradic

#ae7acd

#cd7a99

#99cd7a

#7acdae

Square

#ae7acd

#cd847a

#99cd7a

#7ac2cd

Shades

Color #ae7acd mixed toward black.

#9652be

#7a3b9e

#5b2d77

#3d1e4f

#1e0f28

Tints

Color #ae7acd mixed toward white.

#bb90d5

#c9a6de

#d6bce6

#e4d3ee

#f1e9f7

Tones

Color #ae7acd mixed toward gray.

#ac81c6

#aa88bf

#a98fb8

#a796b1

#a59daa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9abd · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#9da1b9 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#acafac · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae7acd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae7acd]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ae7acd (#ae7acd) is rgb(174, 122, 205) in RGB.

No, #ae7acd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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