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Colour

#AE5DFD

  • #AE5DFD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AE5DFD is a violet with RGB values 174, 93, 253 and HSL 270°, 98%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AE5DFD#AE5DFD
HEX#AE5DFD
RGBrgb(174, 93, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3647, 0.9922
RGB percentages68.2%, 36.5%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(270.4, 97.6%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 63.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK31.2%, 63.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,427,325
CSS custom property--colour: #AE5DFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#51A202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0084FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D86F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9F7FA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15Blue violet · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 20.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9Dark violet · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACFD5D
Analogous#5E5DFD, #FD5DFC
Triadic#FDAE5D, #5DFDAE
Split complementary#FCFD5D, #5DFD5E
Tetradic#FD5E5D, #ACFD5D, #5DFCFD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF4FF
Lighter +20%#E0C2FE
Lighter +10%#C78FFE
Darker −10%#952BFC
Darker −20%#7B03F1
Darker −30%#6202BF
Darker −40%#48028C
More saturated +25%#AE5BFF
Less saturated −25%#AE72E9

Channel breakdown

R174
G93
B253
Red174 (68.2%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue270.38°
Saturation (HSL)97.56%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 5D · B FD

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