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Recognised as Colour

#AE53E4

  • #AE53E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AE53E4 is a violet with RGB values 174, 83, 228 and HSL 278°, 73%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AE53E4#AE53E4
HEX#AE53E4
RGBrgb(174, 83, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3255, 0.8941
RGB percentages68.2%, 32.5%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(277.7, 72.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.7, 63.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK23.7%, 63.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,424,740
CSS custom property--colour: #AE53E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#51AC1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#417FE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A77094no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.5Medium orchid · ΔE 11.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7Blue violet · ΔE 21.4Dark violet · ΔE 23.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89E453
Analogous#6553E4, #E453D2
Triadic#E4AE53, #53E4AE
Split complementary#D2E453, #53E465
Tetradic#E46553, #89E453, #53D2E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECD7F9
Lighter +20%#D8ABF2
Lighter +10%#C37FEB
Darker −10%#9927DD
Darker −20%#7C1CB5
Darker −30%#5E1589
Darker −40%#3F0F5C
More saturated +25%#B43AFD
Less saturated −25%#A86CCB

Channel breakdown

R174
G83
B228
Red174 (68.2%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue277.66°
Saturation (HSL)72.86%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 53 · B E4

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