#ae8bbd

Color #ae8bbd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.77 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 13.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ae8bbd

RGB

rgb(174, 139, 189)

HSL

hsl(282, 27.5%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282, 26.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 26.5%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(62.62, 22.44, -21.03)

LCH

lch(62.62, 30.75, 316.86)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0817, 315.59)

HWB

hwb(282, 54.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9abd8b

Analogous

#958bbd

#ae8bbd

#bd8bb3

Triadic

#ae8bbd

#bdae8b

#8bbdae

Split-complementary

#ae8bbd

#b3bd8b

#8bbd95

Tetradic

#ae8bbd

#bd8b9a

#9abd8b

#8bbdae

Square

#ae8bbd

#bd958b

#9abd8b

#8bb3bd

Shades

Color #ae8bbd mixed toward black.

#9668a9

#794f8b

#5b3b69

#3d2846

#1e1423

Tints

Color #ae8bbd mixed toward white.

#bb9ec8

#c9b2d3

#d6c5de

#e4d8e9

#f1ecf4

Tones

Color #ae8bbd mixed toward gray.

#ac8fb9

#ab93b5

#a997b0

#a79cac

#a6a0a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0b3 · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#a2a4b0 · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#acaaa8 · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae8bbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae8bbd]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ae8bbd (#ae8bbd) is rgb(174, 139, 189) in RGB.

No, #ae8bbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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