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Pastel Purple

#AE9DB5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.53:1Fails

Black text

7.82:1AAA

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About Pastel Purple

Pastel Purple (#AE9DB5) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 174, 157, 181 and its HSL value is 283°, 14%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 (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

#AE9DB5 · #A4B59D

Analogous

#A29DB5 · #AE9DB5 · #B59DB0

Triadic

#AE9DB5 · #B5AE9D · #9DB5AE

Split complementary

#AE9DB5 · #B0B59D · #9DB5A2

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