Palettes / Colors / #AE9ABC

#AE9ABC — Light Dusty Purple

#AE9ABC is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the purple family.

#AE9ABC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A8BC9A; it also sits naturally between #9D9ABC and #BC9AB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 60% · Blue 74%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AE9ABC

.text { color: #AE9ABC; }
.background { background-color: #AE9ABC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE9ABC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 154, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 20%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE9ABC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 154, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE9ABC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 154, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AE9ABC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE9ABC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8BC9A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AE9ABC: #000000.

How #AE9ABC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AE9ABC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AE9ABB  ·  #AE9ABD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AE9ABC?

#AE9ABC is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 174, 154, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AE9ABC?

#AE9ABC is RGB 174, 154, 188 — HSL 275°, 20%, 67% — CMYK 7%, 18%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #AE9ABC?

Its complement is #A8BC9A; analogous partners are #9D9ABC and #BC9AB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AE9ABC for text?

Black text on #AE9ABC has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.58:1.