#ae9fe0

Color #ae9fe0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.9 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ae9fe0

RGB

rgb(174, 159, 224)

HSL

hsl(253.8, 51.2%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.8, 29%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.3%, 29%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(68.88, 18.89, -30.9)

LCH

lch(68.88, 36.22, 301.44)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0937, 294.6)

HWB

hwb(253.8, 62.4%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1e09f

Analogous

#9fb1e0

#ae9fe0

#ce9fe0

Triadic

#ae9fe0

#e0ae9f

#9fe0ae

Split-complementary

#ae9fe0

#e0ce9f

#b1e09f

Tetradic

#ae9fe0

#e09fd1

#d1e09f

#9fe0ae

Square

#ae9fe0

#e09fb1

#d1e09f

#9fe0ce

Shades

Color #ae9fe0 mixed toward black.

#856fd0

#5c3ec1

#452f91

#2e1f61

#171030

Tints

Color #ae9fe0 mixed toward white.

#bbafe5

#c9bfea

#d6cff0

#e4dff5

#f1effa

Tones

Color #ae9fe0 mixed toward gray.

#b1a4db

#b4aad5

#b7afd0

#bab5ca

#bdbac5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8d3 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#a9aacf · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#adc7c5 · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae9fe0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae9fe0]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#ae9fe0 (#ae9fe0) is rgb(174, 159, 224) in RGB.

No, #ae9fe0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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