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Recognised as Colour

#AE71E0

  • #AE71E0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AE71E0 is a violet with RGB values 174, 113, 224 and HSL 273°, 64%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AE71E0#AE71E0
HEX#AE71E0
RGBrgb(174, 113, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4431, 0.8784
RGB percentages68.2%, 44.3%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(273, 64.2%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273, 49.6%, 87.8%)
CMYK22.3%, 49.6%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,432,416
CSS custom property--colour: #AE71E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#518E1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#538AE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Deuteranopia#648DDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A7849Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.8Medium orchid · ΔE 15.2Orchid · ΔE 17.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1Violet · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3E071
Analogous#7671E0, #E071DB
Triadic#E0AE71, #71E0AE
Split complementary#DBE071, #71E076
Tetradic#E07671, #A3E071, #71DBE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6EFFB
Lighter +20%#DEC5F2
Lighter +10%#C69BE9
Darker −10%#9647D7
Darker −20%#7D2AC1
Darker −30%#622197
Darker −40%#47186D
More saturated +25%#B05BF6
Less saturated −25%#AC87CA

Channel breakdown

R174
G113
B224
Red174 (68.2%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue272.97°
Saturation (HSL)64.16%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 71 · B E0

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