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Pastel Purple

#AE9EB5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.51:1Fails

Black text

7.88:1AAA

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About Pastel Purple

Pastel Purple (#AE9EB5) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 174, 158, 181 and its HSL value is 282°, 13%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 (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

#AE9EB5 · #A5B59E

Analogous

#A29EB5 · #AE9EB5 · #B59EB1

Triadic

#AE9EB5 · #B5AE9E · #9EB5AE

Split complementary

#AE9EB5 · #B1B59E · #9EB5A3

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