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#AE96AE

#ae96ae ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ae96ae is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 58.82% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 12.9% saturation and 63.53% 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 7.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.3387

Complementary

  1. #ae96ae
  2. #96ae96

Split complementary

  1. #ae96ae
  2. #a2ae96
  3. #96aea2

Analogous

  1. #a296ae
  2. #ae96ae
  3. #ae96a2

Triadic

  1. #ae96ae
  2. #aeae96
  3. #96aeae

Tetradic

  1. #ae96ae
  2. #ae9696
  3. #96ae96
  4. #96aeae

Square

  1. #ae96ae
  2. #aea296
  3. #96ae96
  4. #96a2ae

Monochromatic

  1. #614a61
  2. #8c6c8c
  3. #ae96ae
  4. #cfc1cf
  5. #f1ecf1

Shades

#ae96ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae96ae
  2. #9d879d
  3. #8b788b
  4. #7a697a
  5. #685a68
  6. #574b57
  7. #463c46
  8. #342d34
  9. #231e23
  10. #110f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae96ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae96ae
  2. #b6a1b6
  3. #beabbe
  4. #c6b6c6
  5. #cec0ce
  6. #d7cbd7
  7. #dfd5df
  8. #e7e0e7
  9. #efeaef
  10. #f7f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae96ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae96ae
  2. #a994a9
  3. #a592a5
  4. #a08fa0
  5. #9c8d9c
  6. #978b97
  7. #928992
  8. #8e878e
  9. #898489
  10. #858285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a49aa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959caf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a9ead ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0989e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f99af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a29bad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af97a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae96ae {
  color: #ae96ae;
}
Background
.bg-ae96ae {
  background-color: #ae96ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae96ae {
  border: 2px solid #ae96ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae96ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 150 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 13% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae96ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae96ae, #ae96a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae96ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 150 174 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 2.44 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.15 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.02 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.49 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.88 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 11.25 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.44 #516951 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#ae96ae  rgb(174, 150, 174)  hsl(300, 13%, 64%)  Pastel Purple
#96ae96  rgb(150, 174, 150)  hsl(120, 13%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green
#aeae96  rgb(174, 174, 150)  hsl(60, 13%, 64%)  Sage
#96aeae  rgb(150, 174, 174)  hsl(180, 13%, 64%)  Opal