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Recognised as Colour

#AE53E1

  • #AE53E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AE53E1 is a violet with RGB values 174, 83, 225 and HSL 278°, 70%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AE53E1#AE53E1
HEX#AE53E1
RGBrgb(174, 83, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3255, 0.8824
RGB percentages68.2%, 32.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(278.5, 70.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.5, 63.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK22.7%, 63.1%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,424,737
CSS custom property--colour: #AE53E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#51AC1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0479E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#447FDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A86F93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.9Dark orchid · ΔE 10.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.6Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Medium purple · ΔE 24.4Dark violet · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86E153
Analogous#6753E1, #E153CD
Triadic#E1AE53, #53E1AE
Split complementary#CDE153, #53E167
Tetradic#E16753, #86E153, #53CDE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBD5F8
Lighter +20%#D7AAF0
Lighter +10%#C27EE9
Darker −10%#9A28D9
Darker −20%#7B1FAF
Darker −30%#5D1784
Darker −40%#3E0F59
More saturated +25%#B53AFA
Less saturated −25%#A76CC8

Channel breakdown

R174
G83
B225
Red174 (68.2%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue278.45°
Saturation (HSL)70.3%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 53 · B E1

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