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Recognised as Colour

#AE6DCC

  • #AE6DCC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AE6DCC is a violet with RGB values 174, 109, 204 and HSL 281°, 48%, 61%. 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

#AE6DCC#AE6DCC
HEX#AE6DCC
RGBrgb(174, 109, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4275, 0.8
RGB percentages68.2%, 42.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(281.1, 48.2%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 46.6%, 80%)
CMYK14.7%, 46.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,431,372
CSS custom property--colour: #AE6DCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#519233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A83CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C89C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AC7B93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.3Orchid · ΔE 15.2Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8Violet · ΔE 19.5Slate blue · ΔE 22.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BCC6D
Analogous#7E6DCC, #CC6DBB
Triadic#CCAE6D, #6DCCAE
Split complementary#BBCC6D, #6DCC7E
Tetradic#CC7E6D, #8BCC6D, #6DBBCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDDEF4
Lighter +20%#D8B9E6
Lighter +10%#C393D9
Darker −10%#9947BF
Darker −20%#7C379C
Darker −30%#5E2977
Darker −40%#401C51
More saturated +25%#B754E5
Less saturated −25%#A586B3

Channel breakdown

R174
G109
B204
Red174 (68.2%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue281.05°
Saturation (HSL)48.22%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 6D · B CC

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