Colour

#AE6DC6

#AE6DC6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AE6DC6 is a violet with RGB values 174, 109, 198 and HSL 284°, 44%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#AE6DC6

RGBrgb(174, 109, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4275, 0.7765

RGB percentages68.2%, 42.7%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(283.8, 43.8%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 44.9%, 77.6%)

CMYK12.1%, 44.9%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,431,366

CSS custom property--colour: #AE6DC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1

Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#519239

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D82C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F88C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AD7990no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.6 Orchid · ΔE 15.8 Violet · ΔE 20.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3 Plum · ΔE 23.9 Slate blue · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85C66D

Analogous#826DC6, #C66DB1

Triadic#C6AE6D, #6DC6AE

Split complementary#B1C66D, #6DC682

Tetradic#C6826D, #85C66D, #6DB1C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBDBF1

Lighter +20%#D7B6E3

Lighter +10%#C292D4

Darker −10%#9A48B8

Darker −20%#7B3A93

Darker −30%#5D2B6F

Darker −40%#3E1D4A

More saturated +25%#BA54DF

Less saturated −25%#A286AD

Channel breakdown

R174

G109

B198

Red174 (68.2%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue283.82°

Saturation (HSL)43.84%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 6D · B C6

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Colour values

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