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#ae6bdb color: Lavender

#ae6bdb is rgb(174, 107, 219) in RGB and oklch(64.628% 0.17231 310.037) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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276°
100%

64.6%
0.172
310°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • purple-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.54:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #ae6bdb

#ae6bdb is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 64.6% lightness, 0.172 chroma and a hue of 310°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.54:1 contrast and black text 5.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavender (#b56edc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-400.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #ae6bdb mixed with white

  1. ae6bdb
  2. b67bdf
  3. be8ae4
  4. c699e8
  5. cea7ec
  6. d6b6ef
  7. dec5f3
  8. e7d3f6
  9. efe2f9
  10. f7f0fc

Darker: #ae6bdb mixed with black

  1. ae6bdb
  2. 975cbe
  3. 804ea2
  4. 6a3f87
  5. 55326d
  6. 412554
  7. 2e183c
  8. 1c0d26
  9. 0b0411
  10. 010002

Calmer: #ae6bdb with less saturation

  1. ae6bdb
  2. ab70d4
  3. a874cc
  4. a578c5
  5. a17cbd
  6. 9e7fb6
  7. 9b83ae
  8. 9886a6
  9. 94899e
  10. 918b96

Questions about #ae6bdb

What color is #ae6bdb?

#ae6bdb is soft purple. The closest named color is Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(174, 107, 219), in HSL hsl(275.89, 60.87%, 63.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.628% 0.17231 310.037).

What colors go well with #ae6bdb?

The complementary color of #ae6bdb is #6aa106. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7c7df3 and #d05dae. The triadic partners are #ca7800 and #00a6a0.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae6bdb?

White text reads better on #ae6bdb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and black gives 5.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae6bdb a warm or cool color?

#ae6bdb is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 64.6% and its chroma 0.172.