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#AE9DB2

#ae9db2 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ae9db2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 61.57% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.25% cyan, 11.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 288.57°, with 12% saturation and 65.69% 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 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 1.61.

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Relative luminance0.3633

Complementary

  1. #ae9db2
  2. #a1b29d

Split complementary

  1. #ae9db2
  2. #acb29d
  3. #9db2a4

Analogous

  1. #a49db2
  2. #ae9db2
  3. #b29dac

Triadic

  1. #ae9db2
  2. #b2ae9d
  3. #9db2ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae9db2
  2. #b29da1
  3. #a1b29d
  4. #9db2ae

Square

  1. #ae9db2
  2. #b2a49d
  3. #a1b29d
  4. #9dacb2

Monochromatic

  1. #625066
  2. #8b7290
  3. #ae9db2
  4. #d1c8d4
  5. #f5f3f5

Shades

#ae9db2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae9db2
  2. #9d8da0
  3. #8b7e8e
  4. #7a6e7d
  5. #685e6b
  6. #574f59
  7. #463f47
  8. #342f35
  9. #231f24
  10. #111012
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae9db2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae9db2
  2. #b6a7ba
  3. #beb1c1
  4. #c6bac9
  5. #cec4d1
  6. #d7ced9
  7. #dfd8e0
  8. #e7e2e8
  9. #efebf0
  10. #f7f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae9db2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae9db2
  2. #a99aad
  3. #a597a8
  4. #a094a3
  5. #9c919e
  6. #978f99
  7. #928c94
  8. #8e898f
  9. #89868a
  10. #858385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a0a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba1b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea3b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae9fa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a0b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a1b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae9eaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae9db2 {
  color: #ae9db2;
}
Background
.bg-ae9db2 {
  background-color: #ae9db2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae9db2 {
  border: 2px solid #ae9db2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae9db2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 157 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 12% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae9db2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae9db2, #b29dac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae9db2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 157 178 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 1.61 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 2.18 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.05 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.21 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.39 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.72 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.63 #51624d Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#ae9db2  rgb(174, 157, 178)  hsl(289, 12%, 66%)  Pastel Purple
#a1b29d  rgb(161, 178, 157)  hsl(109, 12%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#b2ae9d  rgb(178, 174, 157)  hsl(49, 12%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#9db2ae  rgb(157, 178, 174)  hsl(169, 12%, 66%)  Opal