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#ae90cd color: Fleur-De-Lis

#ae90cd is rgb(174, 144, 205) in RGB and oklch(70.251% 0.09302 306.604) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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270°
100%

70.3%
0.093
307°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Lilac
  • slate-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.74:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.67:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #ae90cd

#ae90cd is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 70.3% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.74:1 contrast and black text 7.67:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#b090c7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #ae90cd mixed with white

  1. ae90cd
  2. b69bd2
  3. bea6d7
  4. c6b1dd
  5. cebce2
  6. d6c7e7
  7. ded2ec
  8. e6ddf1
  9. eee8f5
  10. f7f4fa

Darker: #ae90cd mixed with black

  1. ae90cd
  2. 977db2
  3. 806a98
  4. 6a577e
  5. 554566
  6. 41344e
  7. 2e2438
  8. 1c1523
  9. 0b070f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #ae90cd with less saturation

  1. ae90cd
  2. ac92c9
  3. ab93c4
  4. a995c0
  5. a897bb
  6. a698b6
  7. a59ab2
  8. a39bad
  9. a29ca9
  10. a09ea4

Questions about #ae90cd

What color is #ae90cd?

#ae90cd is soft light purple. The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis. In RGB it is rgb(174, 144, 205), in HSL hsl(269.51, 37.89%, 68.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.251% 0.09302 306.604).

What colors go well with #ae90cd?

The complementary color of #ae90cd is #90aa6a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #909ad9 and #c589b5. The triadic partners are #c7945e and #50b2a8.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae90cd?

Black text reads better on #ae90cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and black gives 7.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae90cd a warm or cool color?

#ae90cd is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 70.3% and its chroma 0.093.