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Recognised as Colour

#AE63FF

  • #AE63FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AE63FF is a violet with RGB values 174, 99, 255 and HSL 269°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AE63FF#AE63FF
HEX#AE63FF
RGBrgb(174, 99, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3882, 1
RGB percentages68.2%, 38.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(268.8, 100%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.8, 61.2%, 100%)
CMYK31.8%, 61.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,428,863
CSS custom property--colour: #AE63FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#519C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3489FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9E84A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.7Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4Blue violet · ΔE 20.3Dark violet · ΔE 25Slate blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4FF63
Analogous#6366FF, #FC63FF
Triadic#FFAE63, #63FFAE
Split complementary#FFFC63, #66FF63
Tetradic#FF6366, #B4FF63, #63FFFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFF
Lighter +20%#E3C9FF
Lighter +10%#C896FF
Darker −10%#9430FF
Darker −20%#7900FC
Darker −30%#6100C9
Darker −40%#480096
More saturated +25%#AE63FF
Less saturated −25%#AF76EC

Channel breakdown

R174
G99
B255
Red174 (68.2%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue268.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 63 · B FF

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