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Colour

#AE3EFF

  • #AE3EFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#AE3EFF is a violet with RGB values 174, 62, 255 and HSL 275°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#AE3EFF#AE3EFF
HEX#AE3EFF
RGBrgb(174, 62, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2431, 1
RGB percentages68.2%, 24.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(274.8, 100%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.8, 75.7%, 100%)
CMYK31.8%, 75.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,419,391
CSS custom property--colour: #AE3EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#51C100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#007BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9F6F9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.7Dark violet · ΔE 13.1Dark orchid · ΔE 20.2Fuchsia · ΔE 29Magenta · ΔE 29Medium blue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FFF3E
Analogous#4E3EFF, #FF3EEF
Triadic#FFAE3E, #3EFFAE
Split complementary#F0FF3E, #3EFF4E
Tetradic#FF4E3E, #8FFF3E, #3EEFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EED7FF
Lighter +20%#D9A4FF
Lighter +10%#C371FF
Darker −10%#990BFF
Darker −20%#7D00D7
Darker −30%#5F00A4
Darker −40%#420071
More saturated +25%#AE3EFF
Less saturated −25%#AA56E7

Channel breakdown

R174
G62
B255
Red174 (68.2%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue274.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 3E · B FF

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