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Recognised as Colour

#AE66FE

  • #AE66FE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AE66FE is a violet with RGB values 174, 102, 254 and HSL 268°, 99%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AE66FE#AE66FE
HEX#AE66FE
RGBrgb(174, 102, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4, 0.9961
RGB percentages68.2%, 40%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(268.4, 98.7%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 59.8%, 99.6%)
CMYK31.5%, 59.8%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,429,630
CSS custom property--colour: #AE66FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#519901

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0489FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B8AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9E86A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2Blue violet · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6FE66
Analogous#666AFE, #FA66FE
Triadic#FEAE66, #66FEAE
Split complementary#FEFA66, #6AFE66
Tetradic#FE666A, #B6FE66, #66FEFA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#E4CBFF
Lighter +10%#C999FE
Darker −10%#9333FE
Darker −20%#7802FC
Darker −30%#6001CA
Darker −40%#480197
More saturated +25%#AE65FF
Less saturated −25%#AF79EB

Channel breakdown

R174
G102
B254
Red174 (68.2%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue268.42°
Saturation (HSL)98.7%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 66 · B FE

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