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Pastel Purple

#AE9CB7

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.55:1Fails

Black text

7.77:1AAA

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About Pastel Purple

Pastel Purple (#AE9CB7) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 174, 156, 183 and its HSL value is 280°, 16%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pastel Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#AE9CB7 · #A5B79C

Analogous

#A19CB7 · #AE9CB7 · #B79CB3

Triadic

#AE9CB7 · #B7AE9C · #9CB7AE

Split complementary

#AE9CB7 · #B3B79C · #9CB7A1

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