#ae9dbf

Color #ae9dbf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.24 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ae9dbf

RGB

rgb(174, 157, 191)

HSL

hsl(270, 21%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 17.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 17.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(67.18, 12.73, -15.23)

LCH

lch(67.18, 19.85, 309.89)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.052, 307.66)

HWB

hwb(270, 61.6%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aebf9d

Analogous

#9d9dbf

#ae9dbf

#bf9dbf

Triadic

#ae9dbf

#bfae9d

#9dbfae

Split-complementary

#ae9dbf

#bfbf9d

#9dbf9d

Tetradic

#ae9dbf

#bf9dae

#aebf9d

#9dbfae

Square

#ae9dbf

#bf9d9d

#aebf9d

#9dbfbf

Shades

Color #ae9dbf mixed toward black.

#917aa8

#745c8c

#574569

#3a2e46

#1d1723

Tints

Color #ae9dbf mixed toward white.

#bbadca

#c9bed4

#d6cedf

#e4deea

#f1eff4

Tones

Color #ae9dbf mixed toward gray.

#aea0bc

#aea3b9

#aea5b6

#aea8b4

#aeabb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b8 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#a8a9b6 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#adb1b0 · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae9dbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae9dbf]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#ae9dbf (#ae9dbf) is rgb(174, 157, 191) in RGB.

No, #ae9dbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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