#ae7bcd

Color #ae7bcd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 15.99 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ae7bcd

RGB

rgb(174, 123, 205)

HSL

hsl(277.3, 45.1%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.3, 40%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.1%, 40%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(59.5, 34.84, -34.88)

LCH

lch(59.5, 49.3, 314.97)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.1294, 311.84)

HWB

hwb(277.3, 48.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9acd7b

Analogous

#857bcd

#ae7bcd

#cd7bc3

Triadic

#ae7bcd

#cdae7b

#7bcdae

Split-complementary

#ae7bcd

#c3cd7b

#7bcd85

Tetradic

#ae7bcd

#cd7b9a

#9acd7b

#7bcdae

Square

#ae7bcd

#cd857b

#9acd7b

#7bc3cd

Shades

Color #ae7bcd mixed toward black.

#9653be

#793c9f

#5b2d77

#3d1e4f

#1e0f28

Tints

Color #ae7bcd mixed toward white.

#bb91d5

#c9a7de

#d6bde6

#e4d3ee

#f1e9f7

Tones

Color #ae7bcd mixed toward gray.

#ac82c6

#ab89bf

#a98fb8

#a796b2

#a69dab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9abd · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#9da1b9 · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#acb0ac · ΔE 27.7

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 24.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ae7bcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae7bcd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ae7bcd (#ae7bcd) is rgb(174, 123, 205) in RGB.

No, #ae7bcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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