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#AE87ED

#ae87ed ≈ Floral Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#ae87ed is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 52.94% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.58% cyan, 43.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 262.94°, with 73.91% saturation and 72.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.3244

Complementary

  1. #ae87ed
  2. #c6ed87

Split complementary

  1. #ae87ed
  2. #ede187
  3. #93ed87

Analogous

  1. #8793ed
  2. #ae87ed
  3. #e187ed

Triadic

  1. #ae87ed
  2. #edae87
  3. #87edae

Tetradic

  1. #ae87ed
  2. #ed87c6
  3. #c6ed87
  4. #87edae

Square

  1. #ae87ed
  2. #ed8793
  3. #c6ed87
  4. #87ede1

Monochromatic

  1. #5a1dbe
  2. #8144e3
  3. #ae87ed
  4. #dbcaf7
  5. #f3edfc

Shades

#ae87ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae87ed
  2. #9d7ad5
  3. #8b6cbe
  4. #7a5fa6
  5. #68518e
  6. #574477
  7. #46365f
  8. #342947
  9. #231b2f
  10. #110e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae87ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae87ed
  2. #b693ef
  3. #be9ff1
  4. #c6abf2
  5. #ceb7f4
  6. #d7c3f6
  7. #dfcff8
  8. #e7dbfa
  9. #efe7fb
  10. #f7f3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae87ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae87ed
  2. #a986e2
  3. #a586d7
  4. #a085cc
  5. #9c84c1
  6. #9784b7
  7. #9283ac
  8. #8e82a1
  9. #898196
  10. #85818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a393c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b9af1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #739aea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a299af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b93ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e93eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a792cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae87ed {
  color: #ae87ed;
}
Background
.bg-ae87ed {
  background-color: #ae87ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae87ed {
  border: 2px solid #ae87ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae87ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 135 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 74% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae87ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae87ed, #e187ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae87ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 135 237 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.48 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.89 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.70 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.22 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.41 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.86 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.86 #517812 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#ae87ed  rgb(174, 135, 237)  hsl(263, 74%, 73%)  Floral Lavender
#c6ed87  rgb(198, 237, 135)  hsl(83, 74%, 73%)  Inchworm
#edae87  rgb(237, 174, 135)  hsl(23, 74%, 73%)  Tumbleweed
#87edae  rgb(135, 237, 174)  hsl(143, 74%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple