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#AE87B2

#ae87b2 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ae87b2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 52.94% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.25% cyan, 24.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 294.42°, with 21.83% saturation and 61.37% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 8.12.

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Relative luminance0.2954

Complementary

  1. #ae87b2
  2. #8bb287

Split complementary

  1. #ae87b2
  2. #a0b287
  3. #87b298

Analogous

  1. #9887b2
  2. #ae87b2
  3. #b287a0

Triadic

  1. #ae87b2
  2. #b2ae87
  3. #87b2ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae87b2
  2. #b2878b
  3. #8bb287
  4. #87b2ae

Square

  1. #ae87b2
  2. #b29887
  3. #8bb287
  4. #87a0b2

Monochromatic

  1. #5e3f61
  2. #8b5c90
  3. #ae87b2
  4. #cdb6d0
  5. #ede4ee

Shades

#ae87b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae87b2
  2. #9d7aa0
  3. #8b6c8e
  4. #7a5f7d
  5. #68516b
  6. #574459
  7. #463647
  8. #342935
  9. #231b24
  10. #110e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae87b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae87b2
  2. #b693ba
  3. #be9fc1
  4. #c6abc9
  5. #ceb7d1
  6. #d7c3d9
  7. #dfcfe0
  8. #e7dbe8
  9. #efe7f0
  10. #f7f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae87b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae87b2
  2. #a986ad
  3. #a586a8
  4. #a085a3
  5. #9c849e
  6. #978499
  7. #928394
  8. #8e828f
  9. #89818a
  10. #858185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f8fa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8391b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c95b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b08b96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #968db3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b90b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af89a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae87b2 {
  color: #ae87b2;
}
Background
.bg-ae87b2 {
  background-color: #ae87b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae87b2 {
  border: 2px solid #ae87b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae87b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 135 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 22% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae87b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae87b2, #b287a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae87b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 135 178 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.12 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.27 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.90 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.13 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.34 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.59 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.90 #51784d Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Lilac
#ae87b2  rgb(174, 135, 178)  hsl(294, 22%, 61%)  Lilac
#8bb287  rgb(139, 178, 135)  hsl(114, 22%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#b2ae87  rgb(178, 174, 135)  hsl(54, 22%, 61%)  Sage
#87b2ae  rgb(135, 178, 174)  hsl(174, 22%, 61%)  Opal