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#AE99CA

#AE99CA is a light, muted purple, close to the color Bluebell. In RGB it’s made of 68.2% red, 60% green, and 79.2% blue. Its hue is 266°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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2.56:1 Fail
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8.21:1 AAA
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2.56:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

8.21:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AE99CA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#AE99CA
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #AE99CA?

#AE99CA is a light, muted purple, close to the color Bluebell. In RGB it’s made of 68.2% red, 60% green, and 79.2% blue. Its hue is 266°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #AE99CA in RGB?

#AE99CA is rgb(174, 153, 202): 174 red, 153 green, and 202 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #AE99CA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(14, 24, 0, 21). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #AE99CA?

PANTONE 2637 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #AE99CA?

Its complement #94A978 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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