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Colour

#AE66FF

  • #AE66FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AE66FF is a violet with RGB values 174, 102, 255 and HSL 268°, 100%, 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

#AE66FF#AE66FF
HEX#AE66FF
RGBrgb(174, 102, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4, 1
RGB percentages68.2%, 40%, 100%
HSLhsl(268.2, 100%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 60%, 100%)
CMYK31.8%, 60%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,429,631
CSS custom property--colour: #AE66FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#519900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#008AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A8AFCno 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 65.5 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 text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7Blue violet · ΔE 21.9Medium purple · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7FF66
Analogous#666AFF, #FB66FF
Triadic#FFAE66, #66FFAE
Split complementary#FFFB66, #6AFF66
Tetradic#FF666A, #B7FF66, #66FFFB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4CCFF
Lighter +10%#C999FF
Darker −10%#9333FF
Darker −20%#7800FF
Darker −30%#6000CC
Darker −40%#480099
More saturated +25%#AE66FF
Less saturated −25%#AF79EC

Channel breakdown

R174
G102
B255
Red174 (68.2%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue268.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 66 · B FF

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