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Recognised as Colour

#AE6CE5

  • #AE6CE5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AE6CE5 is a violet with RGB values 174, 108, 229 and HSL 273°, 70%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AE6CE5#AE6CE5
HEX#AE6CE5
RGBrgb(174, 108, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4235, 0.898
RGB percentages68.2%, 42.4%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(272.7, 69.9%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 52.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK24%, 52.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,431,141
CSS custom property--colour: #AE6CE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#51931A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4687E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C8BE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A6829Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.9Medium orchid · ΔE 12.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5Slate blue · ΔE 18.3Orchid · ΔE 19.3Violet · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3E56C
Analogous#726CE5, #E56CDF
Triadic#E5AE6C, #6CE5AE
Split complementary#E0E56C, #6CE571
Tetradic#E5716C, #A3E56C, #6CDFE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6EEFC
Lighter +20%#DEC3F4
Lighter +10%#C697ED
Darker −10%#9641DD
Darker −20%#7D23C8
Darker −30%#621C9C
Darker −40%#471471
More saturated +25%#B056FB
Less saturated −25%#AC82CF

Channel breakdown

R174
G108
B229
Red174 (68.2%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue272.73°
Saturation (HSL)69.94%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 6C · B E5

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