Colour

#AE6BBD

#AE6BBD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#AE6BBD is a violet with RGB values 174, 107, 189 and HSL 289°, 38%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AE6BBD#AE6BBD

HEX#AE6BBD

RGBrgb(174, 107, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4196, 0.7412

RGB percentages68.2%, 42%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(289, 38.3%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289, 43.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK7.9%, 43.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,430,845

CSS custom property--colour: #AE6BBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#519442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F80C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7187BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Tritanopia#AF758Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.9 Medium purple · ΔE 18.1 Violet · ΔE 22.1 Plum · ΔE 22.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7ABD6B

Analogous#856BBD, #BD6BA3

Triadic#BDAE6B, #6BBDAE

Split complementary#A3BD6B, #6BBD85

Tetradic#BD856B, #7ABD6B, #6BA3BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF8FC

Lighter +30%#E8D5EC

Lighter +20%#D5B2DC

Lighter +10%#C18ECD

Darker −10%#984CA9

Darker −20%#793C86

Darker −30%#592C63

Darker −40%#391C40

More saturated +25%#BF50D8

Less saturated −25%#9D86A2

Channel breakdown

R174

G107

B189

Red174 (68.2%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue289.02°

Saturation (HSL)38.32%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 6B · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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