Colour

#AE24DF

#AE24DF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#AE24DF is a violet with RGB values 174, 36, 223 and HSL 284°, 75%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AE24DF#AE24DF

HEX#AE24DF

RGBrgb(174, 36, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1412, 0.8745

RGB percentages68.2%, 14.1%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(284.3, 74.5%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.3, 83.9%, 87.5%)

CMYK22%, 83.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,412,703

CSS custom property--colour: #AE24DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#51DB20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0871DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A95686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 8.2 Blue violet · ΔE 11.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 13.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 26.2 Magenta · ΔE 26.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 8.17, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#55DF24

Analogous#5024DF, #DF24B3

Triadic#DFAE24, #24DFAE

Split complementary#B2DF24, #24DF51

Tetradic#DF5124, #55DF24, #24B3DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F0D6F9

Lighter +30%#DFA9F3

Lighter +20%#CF7DEC

Lighter +10%#BE50E6

Darker −10%#8D1BB5

Darker −20%#6A1489

Darker −30%#480E5C

Darker −40%#250730

More saturated +25%#BD05FE

Less saturated −25%#9F43C0

Channel breakdown

R174

G36

B223

Red174 (68.2%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue284.28°

Saturation (HSL)74.5%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 24 · B DF

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