#ae9bbf

Color #ae9bbf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.04 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ae9bbf

RGB

rgb(174, 155, 191)

HSL

hsl(271.7, 22%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.7, 18.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 18.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(66.67, 13.85, -16)

LCH

lch(66.67, 21.16, 310.88)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0556, 308.79)

HWB

hwb(271.7, 60.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acbf9b

Analogous

#9c9bbf

#ae9bbf

#bf9bbe

Triadic

#ae9bbf

#bfae9b

#9bbfae

Split-complementary

#ae9bbf

#bebf9b

#9bbf9c

Tetradic

#ae9bbf

#bf9bac

#acbf9b

#9bbfae

Square

#ae9bbf

#bf9c9b

#acbf9b

#9bbebf

Shades

Color #ae9bbf mixed toward black.

#9178a8

#755a8d

#584369

#3a2d46

#1d1623

Tints

Color #ae9bbf mixed toward white.

#bbacca

#c9bcd4

#d6cddf

#e4deea

#f1eef4

Tones

Color #ae9bbf mixed toward gray.

#ae9ebc

#aea1b9

#ada4b6

#ada7b3

#adaab0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6b7 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#a7a9b5 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#adb1af · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae9bbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae9bbf]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#ae9bbf (#ae9bbf) is rgb(174, 155, 191) in RGB.

No, #ae9bbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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