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#ae9fcc ≈ Wisteria

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ae9fcc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 62.35% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.71% cyan, 22.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 30.61% saturation and 71.18% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 6.7.

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Relative luminance0.3815

Complementary

  1. #ae9fcc
  2. #bdcc9f

Split complementary

  1. #ae9fcc
  2. #ccc59f
  3. #a7cc9f

Analogous

  1. #9fa7cc
  2. #ae9fcc
  3. #c59fcc

Triadic

  1. #ae9fcc
  2. #ccae9f
  3. #9fccae

Tetradic

  1. #ae9fcc
  2. #cc9fbd
  3. #bdcc9f
  4. #9fccae

Square

  1. #ae9fcc
  2. #cc9fa7
  3. #bdcc9f
  4. #9fccc5

Monochromatic

  1. #5e4989
  2. #846db1
  3. #ae9fcc
  4. #d8d1e7
  5. #f4f2f8

Shades

#ae9fcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae9fcc
  2. #9d8fb8
  3. #8b7fa3
  4. #7a6f8f
  5. #685f7a
  6. #575066
  7. #464052
  8. #34303d
  9. #232029
  10. #111014
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae9fcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae9fcc
  2. #b6a9d1
  3. #beb2d6
  4. #c6bcdb
  5. #cec5e0
  6. #d7cfe6
  7. #dfd9eb
  8. #e7e2f0
  9. #efecf5
  10. #f7f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae9fcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae9fcc
  2. #a99cc4
  3. #a599bd
  4. #a096b5
  5. #9c93ae
  6. #9790a6
  7. #928c9e
  8. #8e8997
  9. #89868f
  10. #858388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a3b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a6ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a6cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9a5ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a3cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a3cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aba3bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae9fcc {
  color: #ae9fcc;
}
Background
.bg-ae9fcc {
  background-color: #ae9fcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae9fcc {
  border: 2px solid #ae9fcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae9fcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 159 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 31% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae9fcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae9fcc, #c59fcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae9fcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 159 204 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.70 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.32 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.43 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.20 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.44 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.68 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.79 #516033 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#ae9fcc  rgb(174, 159, 204)  hsl(260, 31%, 71%)  Wisteria
#bdcc9f  rgb(189, 204, 159)  hsl(80, 31%, 71%)  Sage
#ccae9f  rgb(204, 174, 159)  hsl(20, 31%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#9fccae  rgb(159, 204, 174)  hsl(140, 31%, 71%)  Seafoam Green