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#ae8cae ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ae8cae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 54.9% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 17.35% saturation and 61.57% 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.54.

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Relative luminance0.3081

Complementary

  1. #ae8cae
  2. #8cae8c

Split complementary

  1. #ae8cae
  2. #9dae8c
  3. #8cae9d

Analogous

  1. #9d8cae
  2. #ae8cae
  3. #ae8c9d

Triadic

  1. #ae8cae
  2. #aeae8c
  3. #8caeae

Tetradic

  1. #ae8cae
  2. #ae8c8c
  3. #8cae8c
  4. #8caeae

Square

  1. #ae8cae
  2. #ae9d8c
  3. #8cae8c
  4. #8c9dae

Monochromatic

  1. #5e435e
  2. #8b628b
  3. #ae8cae
  4. #ceb9ce
  5. #ede6ed

Shades

#ae8cae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae8cae
  2. #9d7e9d
  3. #8b708b
  4. #7a627a
  5. #685468
  6. #574657
  7. #463846
  8. #342a34
  9. #231c23
  10. #110e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae8cae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae8cae
  2. #b698b6
  3. #bea3be
  4. #c6afc6
  5. #cebace
  6. #d7c6d7
  7. #dfd1df
  8. #e7dde7
  9. #efe8ef
  10. #f7f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae8cae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae8cae
  2. #a98ba9
  3. #a58aa5
  4. #a088a0
  5. #9c879c
  6. #978697
  7. #928592
  8. #8e848e
  9. #898289
  10. #858185
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a193a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a94af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9198ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b08f98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a91af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e93ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af8ea1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae8cae {
  color: #ae8cae;
}
Background
.bg-ae8cae {
  background-color: #ae8cae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae8cae {
  border: 2px solid #ae8cae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae8cae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 140 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 17% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae8cae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae8cae, #ae8c9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae8cae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 140 174 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.54 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.10 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.41 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.35 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.68 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.35 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.86 #517351 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#ae8cae  rgb(174, 140, 174)  hsl(300, 17%, 62%)  Pastel Purple
#8cae8c  rgb(140, 174, 140)  hsl(120, 17%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#aeae8c  rgb(174, 174, 140)  hsl(60, 17%, 62%)  Sage
#8caeae  rgb(140, 174, 174)  hsl(180, 17%, 62%)  Opal