#ae8dc2

Color #ae8dc2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.34 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ae8dc2

RGB

rgb(174, 141, 194)

HSL

hsl(277.4, 30.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.4, 27.3%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 27.3%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(63.3, 22.35, -22.81)

LCH

lch(63.3, 31.93, 314.42)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.0842, 312.4)

HWB

hwb(277.4, 55.3%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1c28d

Analogous

#948dc2

#ae8dc2

#c28dbb

Triadic

#ae8dc2

#c2ae8d

#8dc2ae

Split-complementary

#ae8dc2

#bbc28d

#8dc294

Tetradic

#ae8dc2

#c28da1

#a1c28d

#8dc2ae

Square

#ae8dc2

#c2948d

#a1c28d

#8dbbc2

Shades

Color #ae8dc2 mixed toward black.

#9469af

#784e92

#5a3a6d

#3c2749

#1e1324

Tints

Color #ae8dc2 mixed toward white.

#bca0cc

#c9b3d6

#d7c6e1

#e4d9eb

#f2ecf5

Tones

Color #ae8dc2 mixed toward gray.

#ad91be

#ac96b9

#ab9ab5

#aa9fb0

#a9a3ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a0b7 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#a3a5b4 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#adaeab · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae8dc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae8dc2]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ae8dc2 (#ae8dc2) is rgb(174, 141, 194) in RGB.

No, #ae8dc2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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