#ae9ed9

Color #ae9ed9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.6 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ae9ed9

RGB

rgb(174, 158, 217)

HSL

hsl(256.3, 43.7%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.3, 27.2%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.8%, 27.2%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(68.36, 17.83, -27.85)

LCH

lch(68.36, 33.07, 302.63)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0857, 296.68)

HWB

hwb(256.3, 62%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9d99e

Analogous

#9eabd9

#ae9ed9

#cb9ed9

Triadic

#ae9ed9

#d9ae9e

#9ed9ae

Split-complementary

#ae9ed9

#d9cb9e

#abd99e

Tetradic

#ae9ed9

#d99ec9

#c9d99e

#9ed9ae

Square

#ae9ed9

#d99eab

#c9d99e

#9ed9cb

Shades

Color #ae9ed9 mixed toward black.

#8871c7

#6446b4

#4b3587

#32235a

#19122d

Tints

Color #ae9ed9 mixed toward white.

#bbaedf

#c9bee6

#d6ceec

#e4dff2

#f1eff9

Tones

Color #ae9ed9 mixed toward gray.

#b0a3d4

#b2a8cf

#b5adca

#b7b2c5

#b9b7c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7cd · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#a8a9ca · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#adc2c0 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae9ed9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae9ed9]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#ae9ed9 (#ae9ed9) is rgb(174, 158, 217) in RGB.

No, #ae9ed9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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