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#AE94B5

#ae94b5 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ae94b5 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 58.04% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.87% cyan, 18.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 287.27°, with 18.23% saturation and 64.51% 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 7.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3351

Complementary

  1. #ae94b5
  2. #9bb594

Split complementary

  1. #ae94b5
  2. #acb594
  3. #94b59d

Analogous

  1. #9d94b5
  2. #ae94b5
  3. #b594ac

Triadic

  1. #ae94b5
  2. #b5ae94
  3. #94b5ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae94b5
  2. #b5949b
  3. #9bb594
  4. #94b5ae

Square

  1. #ae94b5
  2. #b59d94
  3. #9bb594
  4. #94acb5

Monochromatic

  1. #614868
  2. #8b6795
  3. #ae94b5
  4. #d0c1d4
  5. #f2eef4

Shades

#ae94b5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae94b5
  2. #9d85a3
  3. #8b7691
  4. #7a687f
  5. #68596d
  6. #574a5b
  7. #463b48
  8. #342c36
  9. #231e24
  10. #110f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae94b5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae94b5
  2. #b69fbc
  3. #bea9c4
  4. #c6b4cb
  5. #cebfd3
  6. #d7cada
  7. #dfd4e1
  8. #e7dfe9
  9. #efeaf0
  10. #f7f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae94b5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae94b5
  2. #a992b0
  3. #a590aa
  4. #a08ea5
  5. #9c8ca0
  6. #978a9b
  7. #928895
  8. #8e8690
  9. #89848b
  10. #858285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a499a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #919bb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969eb4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af979f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d98b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a09ab4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae96a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae94b5 {
  color: #ae94b5;
}
Background
.bg-ae94b5 {
  background-color: #ae94b5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae94b5 {
  border: 2px solid #ae94b5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae94b5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 148 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 18% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae94b5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae94b5, #b594ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae94b5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 148 181 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.28 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.83 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.96 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.66 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.10 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.80 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.35 #516b4a Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#ae94b5  rgb(174, 148, 181)  hsl(287, 18%, 65%)  Pastel Purple
#9bb594  rgb(155, 181, 148)  hsl(107, 18%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#b5ae94  rgb(181, 174, 148)  hsl(47, 18%, 65%)  Sage
#94b5ae  rgb(148, 181, 174)  hsl(167, 18%, 65%)  Opal