Amethyst (Purple)

#AE8CDA

RGB: 174, 140, 218

Color OverviewHEX #AE8CDA

#AE8CDA Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #AE8CDA is composed of 68% red, 55% green, and 85% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 266°, saturation of 51%, and lightness of 70%.

HEX

#AE8CDA

RGB

174, 140, 218

HSL

266°, 51%, 70%

HSV

266°, 36%, 85%

CMYK

20%, 36%, 0%, 15%

Name Match

Amethyst

Closest Standard

Shades of #AE8CDA (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #AE8CDA (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #AE8CDA (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #AE8CDA

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #AE8CDA Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.78 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #AE8CDA Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):7.56 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #AE8CDA;
}

.element {
  color: #AE8CDA;
  background-color: #AE8CDA;
  border-color: #AE8CDA;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#AE8CDA] text-[#AE8CDA] border-[#AE8CDA]">
  Content styled with #AE8CDA
</div>