London Hue Color

#ae94ab

London Hue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow

Inverse Color #516b54
Complementary Color #93ae97
Color Shade: mid magenta (306.92° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 63.14% (better contrasting with white)
London Hue Color Sample
London Hue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ae94ab

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to London Hue Color. The Inner Touch color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Art Nouveau Glass (#a29aa0) for more calm effect. Try Screen Gem as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#93ae97 is the best complementary color to London Hue. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ae94ab complementary color is Envy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bouquet are #a493ae and #ae939d. Thus found on the left and right of #ae94ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst Smoke and Dusty Gray colors as they work well with London Hue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary London Hue palette consists of #93aea4 and #9dae93 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#93ae97). Try Cascade and Schist colors in combination with #ae94ab, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ae94ab offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the London Hue. Thus Cascade and Locust giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of London Hue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Envy, Napa, and Gull Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae94ab square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. London Hue tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#93ae97) and two others. The Locust is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst Smoke – 120° from the complementary Envy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aaae93 and #9793ae.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ae94ab is made of 35% red, 30% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode London Hue has a hue angle of 306.92°, a saturation of 13.83% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae94ab is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 31.76% black ink.

HEX #ae94ab
RGB Decimal rgb(174,148,171)
RGB Percentage 35%, 30%, 35%
CMYK 0, 10.2, 1.18, 31.76
HSL hsl(306.92,13.83%,63.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(306.92,14.94%,68.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.257,13.7942,-8.4232)
XYZ xyz(35.3961,33.1188,43.0551)
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