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Recognised as Colour

#AE45CE

  • #AE45CE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AE45CE is a violet with RGB values 174, 69, 206 and HSL 286°, 58%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AE45CE#AE45CE
HEX#AE45CE
RGBrgb(174, 69, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2706, 0.8078
RGB percentages68.2%, 27.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(286, 58.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286, 66.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK15.5%, 66.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,421,134
CSS custom property--colour: #AE45CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#51BA31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#026ED2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4978CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AD5F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.1Dark orchid · ΔE 10.5Dark magenta · ΔE 21.1Orchid · ΔE 23.2Purple · ΔE 24.9Dark violet · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65CE45
Analogous#6A45CE, #CE45A9
Triadic#CEAE45, #45CEAE
Split complementary#AACE45, #45CE69
Tetradic#CE6A45, #65CE45, #45A9CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E6F9
Lighter +30%#E3BEEE
Lighter +20%#D196E3
Lighter +10%#C06DD9
Darker −10%#932FB1
Darker −20%#712489
Darker −30%#501961
Darker −40%#2F0F38
More saturated +25%#BE28EB
Less saturated −25%#9E62B1

Channel breakdown

R174
G69
B206
Red174 (68.2%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue285.99°
Saturation (HSL)58.3%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 45 · B CE

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