Recognised as Colour

#AE6BD8

#AE6BD8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AE6BD8 is a violet with RGB values 174, 107, 216 and HSL 277°, 58%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#AE6BD8

RGBrgb(174, 107, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4196, 0.8471

RGB percentages68.2%, 42%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(276.9, 58.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 50.5%, 84.7%)

CMYK19.4%, 50.5%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,430,872

CSS custom property--colour: #AE6BD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#519427

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F84DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6389D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A97D98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.5 Orchid · ΔE 15.9 Violet · ΔE 19 Slate blue · ΔE 19.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95D86B

Analogous#786BD8, #D86BCB

Triadic#D8AE6B, #6BD8AE

Split complementary#CBD86B, #6BD878

Tetradic#D8786B, #95D86B, #6BCBD8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E4F8

Lighter +20%#DABCED

Lighter +10%#C493E3

Darker −10%#9843CD

Darker −20%#7D2EAF

Darker −30%#602387

Darker −40%#43195E

More saturated +25%#B354EF

Less saturated −25%#A982C1

Channel breakdown

R174

G107

B216

Red174 (68.2%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue276.88°

Saturation (HSL)58.29%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 6B · B D8

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