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#ae6ecb color: Rich Lavender

#ae6ecb is rgb(174, 110, 203) in RGB and oklch(64.248% 0.14931 314.537) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

64.2%
0.149
315°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • violet-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.56:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #ae6ecb

#ae6ecb is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 64.2% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.56:1 contrast and black text 5.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Rich Lavender (#a76bcf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-400.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #ae6ecb mixed with white

  1. ae6ecb
  2. b67dd1
  3. be8bd6
  4. c79adc
  5. cfa8e1
  6. d7b7e7
  7. dfc5ec
  8. e7d3f1
  9. efe2f6
  10. f7f0fa

Darker: #ae6ecb mixed with black

  1. ae6ecb
  2. 975fb0
  3. 805096
  4. 6a417d
  5. 553365
  6. 41264d
  7. 2e1937
  8. 1c0e22
  9. 0b040f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #ae6ecb with less saturation

  1. ae6ecb
  2. ab72c5
  3. a876bf
  4. a479b9
  5. a17cb3
  6. 9e7fad
  7. 9b82a6
  8. 9785a0
  9. 94889a
  10. 908a93

Questions about #ae6ecb

What color is #ae6ecb?

#ae6ecb is soft purple. The closest named color is Rich Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(174, 110, 203), in HSL hsl(281.29, 47.21%, 61.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.248% 0.14931 314.537).

What colors go well with #ae6ecb?

The complementary color of #ae6ecb is #64a039. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #847de3 and #ca63a2. The triadic partners are #c17c00 and #00a4a4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae6ecb?

White text reads better on #ae6ecb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and black gives 5.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae6ecb a warm or cool color?

#ae6ecb is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 64.2% and its chroma 0.149.