Recognised as Colour

#AE62CB

#AE62CB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#AE62CB is a violet with RGB values 174, 98, 203 and HSL 283°, 50%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AE62CB#AE62CB

HEX#AE62CB

RGBrgb(174, 98, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3843, 0.7961

RGB percentages68.2%, 38.4%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(283.4, 50.2%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.4, 51.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK14.3%, 51.7%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,428,555

CSS custom property--colour: #AE62CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1

Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#519D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B7DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6384C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AD728Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.3 Medium purple · ΔE 13.7 Orchid · ΔE 13.8 Violet · ΔE 18.6 Slate blue · ΔE 21.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7FCB62

Analogous#7A62CB, #CB62B3

Triadic#CBAE62, #62CBAE

Split complementary#B3CB62, #62CB7A

Tetradic#CB7A62, #7FCB62, #62B3CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFBFE

Lighter +30%#E9D5F1

Lighter +20%#D6AFE4

Lighter +10%#C288D8

Darker −10%#993EBC

Darker −20%#7A3295

Darker −30%#5B256F

Darker −40%#3B1849

More saturated +25%#BA48E5

Less saturated −25%#A27CB1

Channel breakdown

R174

G98

B203

Red174 (68.2%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue283.43°

Saturation (HSL)50.24%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 62 · B CB

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Colour values

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