#ae9ebc

Color #ae9ebc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ae9ebc

RGB

rgb(174, 158, 188)

HSL

hsl(272, 18.3%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272, 16%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 16%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(67.34, 11.55, -13.32)

LCH

lch(67.34, 17.63, 310.93)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0463, 309.12)

HWB

hwb(272, 62%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acbc9e

Analogous

#9f9ebc

#ae9ebc

#bc9ebb

Triadic

#ae9ebc

#bcae9e

#9ebcae

Split-complementary

#ae9ebc

#bbbc9e

#9ebc9f

Tetradic

#ae9ebc

#bc9eac

#acbc9e

#9ebcae

Square

#ae9ebc

#bc9f9e

#acbc9e

#9ebbbc

Shades

Color #ae9ebc mixed toward black.

#917ca4

#755e88

#574766

#3a2f44

#1d1822

Tints

Color #ae9ebc mixed toward white.

#bbaec7

#c9bed2

#d6cedd

#e4dfe9

#f1eff4

Tones

Color #ae9ebc mixed toward gray.

#aea0b9

#aea3b7

#ada5b4

#ada8b2

#adaaaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b5 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#a8a9b4 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#adb0af · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 14.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ae9ebc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae9ebc]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#ae9ebc (#ae9ebc) is rgb(174, 158, 188) in RGB.

No, #ae9ebc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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