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Colour

#AE43D5

  • #AE43D5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AE43D5 is a violet with RGB values 174, 67, 213 and HSL 284°, 63%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AE43D5#AE43D5
HEX#AE43D5
RGBrgb(174, 67, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2627, 0.8353
RGB percentages68.2%, 26.3%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(284, 63.5%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284, 68.5%, 83.5%)
CMYK18.3%, 68.5%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,420,629
CSS custom property--colour: #AE43D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#51BC2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4178D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AB6087no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.4Medium orchid · ΔE 10.8Blue violet · ΔE 21.1Dark violet · ΔE 21.2Dark magenta · ΔE 23.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AD543
Analogous#6543D5, #D543B3
Triadic#D5AE43, #43D5AE
Split complementary#B3D543, #43D565
Tetradic#D56543, #6AD543, #43B3D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6EAFA
Lighter +30%#E4C0F1
Lighter +20%#D296E8
Lighter +10%#C06DDE
Darker −10%#942ABB
Darker −20%#732191
Darker −30%#521768
Darker −40%#310E3E
More saturated +25%#BB26F2
Less saturated −25%#A160B8

Channel breakdown

R174
G67
B213
Red174 (68.2%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue283.97°
Saturation (HSL)63.48%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 43 · B D5

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