#AE8AC9

#AE8AC9

Color Values

HEX

#AE8AC9

RGB

174, 138, 201

HSL

274.3, 36.8%, 66.5%

HSV

274.3, 31.3%, 78.8%

CMYK

13.4%, 31.3%, 0.0%, 21.2%

OKLCH

0.6897 0.0984 310.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: plum 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#AE8AC9

#A5C98A

Analogous

#8F8AC9

#C98AC5

#AE8AC9

Triadic

#AE8AC9

#C9AE8A

#8AC9AE

Split Complementary

#AE8AC9

#C5C98A

#8AC98F

Tetradic

#AE8AC9

#C98F8A

#A5C98A

#8AC5C9

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#AE8AC9

Protanopia

#9E9EBA

Deuteranopia

#A0A3B6

Tritanopia

#ACAEAB

Achromatopsia

#969696

CSS Usage

background-color: #AE8AC9;
color: #AE8AC9;
border-color: #AE8AC9;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 300 #D8B4FE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EEE8F3
200
#DDCEE8
300
#C5ABD8
400
#A67EC3
500
#8651AE
600
#6B408C
700
#563470
800
#432857
900
#332040
950
#201429

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.89:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

7.28:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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