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Recognised as Colour

#AE6AE2

  • #AE6AE2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AE6AE2 is a violet with RGB values 174, 106, 226 and HSL 274°, 67%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AE6AE2#AE6AE2
HEX#AE6AE2
RGBrgb(174, 106, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4157, 0.8863
RGB percentages68.2%, 41.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(274, 67.4%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274, 53.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK23%, 53.1%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,430,626
CSS custom property--colour: #AE6AE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#51951D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4586E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C89DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A77F9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.3Medium purple · ΔE 12.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Orchid · ΔE 18.6Violet · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EE26A
Analogous#726AE2, #E26ADA
Triadic#E2AE6A, #6AE2AE
Split complementary#DAE26A, #6AE272
Tetradic#E2726A, #9EE26A, #6ADAE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4EAFB
Lighter +20%#DCBFF3
Lighter +10%#C595EA
Darker −10%#973FDA
Darker −20%#7D25C1
Darker −30%#621D96
Darker −40%#46156B
More saturated +25%#B154F8
Less saturated −25%#AB80CC

Channel breakdown

R174
G106
B226
Red174 (68.2%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue274°
Saturation (HSL)67.42%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 6A · B E2

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