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#AE98BF

#ae98bf ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ae98bf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 59.61% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.9% cyan, 20.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 273.85°, with 23.35% saturation and 67.25% 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 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.28.

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Relative luminance0.3522

Complementary

  1. #ae98bf
  2. #a9bf98

Split complementary

  1. #ae98bf
  2. #bcbf98
  3. #98bf9a

Analogous

  1. #9a98bf
  2. #ae98bf
  3. #bf98bc

Triadic

  1. #ae98bf
  2. #bfae98
  3. #98bfae

Tetradic

  1. #ae98bf
  2. #bf98a9
  3. #a9bf98
  4. #98bfae

Square

  1. #ae98bf
  2. #bf9a98
  3. #a9bf98
  4. #98bcbf

Monochromatic

  1. #624975
  2. #8969a2
  3. #ae98bf
  4. #d3c7dc
  5. #f5f2f7

Shades

#ae98bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae98bf
  2. #9d89ac
  3. #8b7a99
  4. #7a6a86
  5. #685b73
  6. #574c60
  7. #463d4c
  8. #342e39
  9. #231e26
  10. #110f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae98bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae98bf
  2. #b6a2c5
  3. #beadcc
  4. #c6b7d2
  5. #cec1d9
  6. #d7ccdf
  7. #dfd6e5
  8. #e7e0ec
  9. #efeaf2
  10. #f7f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae98bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae98bf
  2. #a996b9
  3. #a593b2
  4. #a091ac
  5. #9c8ea6
  6. #978ca0
  7. #928a99
  8. #8e8793
  9. #89858d
  10. #858286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69dad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929fc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a1be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac9da5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e9cc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a09dbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad9bb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae98bf {
  color: #ae98bf;
}
Background
.bg-ae98bf {
  background-color: #ae98bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae98bf {
  border: 2px solid #ae98bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae98bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 152 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 23% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae98bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae98bf, #bf98bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae98bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 152 191 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.28 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.92 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.12 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.29 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.17 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.04 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.51 #516740 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#ae98bf  rgb(174, 152, 191)  hsl(274, 23%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#a9bf98  rgb(169, 191, 152)  hsl(94, 23%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bfae98  rgb(191, 174, 152)  hsl(34, 23%, 67%)  Tan
#98bfae  rgb(152, 191, 174)  hsl(154, 23%, 67%)  Opal