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#AE9EC1

#ae9ec1 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ae9ec1 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 61.96% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.84% cyan, 18.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 267.43°, with 22.01% saturation and 68.82% 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 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.42.

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Relative luminance0.373

Complementary

  1. #ae9ec1
  2. #b1c19e

Split complementary

  1. #ae9ec1
  2. #c1bf9e
  3. #9fc19e

Analogous

  1. #9e9fc1
  2. #ae9ec1
  3. #bf9ec1

Triadic

  1. #ae9ec1
  2. #c1ae9e
  3. #9ec1ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae9ec1
  2. #c19eb1
  3. #b1c19e
  4. #9ec1ae

Square

  1. #ae9ec1
  2. #c19e9f
  3. #b1c19e
  4. #9ec1bf

Monochromatic

  1. #614d79
  2. #876fa3
  3. #ae9ec1
  4. #d5cddf
  5. #f5f3f7

Shades

#ae9ec1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae9ec1
  2. #9d8eae
  3. #8b7e9a
  4. #7a6f87
  5. #685f74
  6. #574f61
  7. #463f4d
  8. #342f3a
  9. #232027
  10. #111013
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae9ec1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae9ec1
  2. #b6a8c7
  3. #beb1cd
  4. #c6bbd4
  5. #cec5da
  6. #d7cfe0
  7. #dfd8e6
  8. #e7e2ec
  9. #efecf3
  10. #f7f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae9ec1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae9ec1
  2. #a99bbb
  3. #a598b4
  4. #a095ae
  5. #9c92a7
  6. #978fa1
  7. #928c9a
  8. #8e8994
  9. #89868d
  10. #858387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a2b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a4c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba5c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aba3aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a2c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a2c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ada1b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae9ec1 {
  color: #ae9ec1;
}
Background
.bg-ae9ec1 {
  background-color: #ae9ec1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae9ec1 {
  border: 2px solid #ae9ec1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae9ec1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 158 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 22% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae9ec1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae9ec1, #bf9ec1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae9ec1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 158 193 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.42 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.54 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.56 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.06 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.29 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.39 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.48 #51613e Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#ae9ec1  rgb(174, 158, 193)  hsl(267, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#b1c19e  rgb(177, 193, 158)  hsl(87, 22%, 69%)  Sage
#c1ae9e  rgb(193, 174, 158)  hsl(27, 22%, 69%)  Silver Pink
#9ec1ae  rgb(158, 193, 174)  hsl(147, 22%, 69%)  Opal