Recognised as Colour

#AE65BD

#AE65BD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#AE65BD is a violet with RGB values 174, 101, 189 and HSL 290°, 40%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AE65BD#AE65BD

HEX#AE65BD

RGBrgb(174, 101, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3961, 0.7412

RGB percentages68.2%, 39.6%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(289.8, 40%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 46.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK7.9%, 46.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,429,309

CSS custom property--colour: #AE65BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#519A42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#587CC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D84BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AF7088no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.7 Medium purple · ΔE 17.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3 Violet · ΔE 20.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7 Plum · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74BD65

Analogous#8265BD, #BD65A0

Triadic#BDAE65, #65BDAE

Split complementary#A0BD65, #65BD82

Tetradic#BD8265, #74BD65, #65A0BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F4FA

Lighter +30%#E6D0EB

Lighter +20%#D4ACDC

Lighter +10%#C189CC

Darker −10%#9748A7

Darker −20%#773884

Darker −30%#572960

Darker −40%#361A3C

More saturated +25%#C04AD9

Less saturated −25%#9C81A2

Channel breakdown

R174

G101

B189

Red174 (68.2%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue289.77°

Saturation (HSL)40%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 65 · B BD

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