#ae8bcd color: Middy’s Purple
#ae8bcd is rgb(174, 139, 205) in RGB and oklch(69.327% 0.10168 308.169) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Purple
- Medium
- Soft
- Neutral
- ≈ Lilac
- slate-400
- Black 20%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #ae8bcd
#ae8bcd is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 69.3% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 308°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 2.85:1 contrast and black text 7.37:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Middy’s Purple (#aa8ed6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.
Lighter: #ae8bcd mixed with white
Darker: #ae8bcd mixed with black
Calmer: #ae8bcd with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #ae8bcd
Questions about #ae8bcd
What color is #ae8bcd?
#ae8bcd is soft purple. The closest named color is Middy’s Purple. In RGB it is rgb(174, 139, 205), in HSL hsl(271.82, 39.76%, 67.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.327% 0.10168 308.169).
What colors go well with #ae8bcd?
The complementary color of #ae8bcd is #8aa963. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8e96db and #c683b2. The triadic partners are #c69053 and #3fb1a8.
Is white or black text more readable on #ae8bcd?
Black text reads better on #ae8bcd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and black gives 7.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #ae8bcd a warm or cool color?
#ae8bcd is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 69.3% and its chroma 0.102.