#ae9bbd

Color #ae9bbd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.65 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ae9bbd

RGB

rgb(174, 155, 189)

HSL

hsl(273.5, 20.5%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.5, 18%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 18%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(66.61, 13.43, -14.98)

LCH

lch(66.61, 20.12, 311.88)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0529, 310.1)

HWB

hwb(273.5, 60.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aabd9b

Analogous

#9d9bbd

#ae9bbd

#bd9bbb

Triadic

#ae9bbd

#bdae9b

#9bbdae

Split-complementary

#ae9bbd

#bbbd9b

#9bbd9d

Tetradic

#ae9bbd

#bd9baa

#aabd9b

#9bbdae

Square

#ae9bbd

#bd9d9b

#aabd9b

#9bbbbd

Shades

Color #ae9bbd mixed toward black.

#9279a6

#755b8a

#584468

#3b2e45

#1d1723

Tints

Color #ae9bbd mixed toward white.

#bcacc8

#c9bcd3

#d7cdde

#e4dee9

#f2eef4

Tones

Color #ae9bbd mixed toward gray.

#ae9eba

#ada1b7

#ada4b5

#ada6b2

#aca9af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6b6 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#a7a9b4 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#adafae · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae9bbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae9bbd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#ae9bbd (#ae9bbd) is rgb(174, 155, 189) in RGB.

No, #ae9bbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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