Recognised as Colour

#AE72CC

#AE72CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AE72CC is a violet with RGB values 174, 114, 204 and HSL 280°, 47%, 62%. 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

#AE72CC#AE72CC

HEX#AE72CC

RGBrgb(174, 114, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4471, 0.8

RGB percentages68.2%, 44.7%, 80%

HSLhsl(280, 46.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 44.1%, 80%)

CMYK14.7%, 44.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,432,652

CSS custom property--colour: #AE72CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1

Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#518D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6087CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#708CC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AC7F95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.1 Orchid · ΔE 16.9 Violet · ΔE 20.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.2 Plum · ΔE 23.3 Slate blue · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90CC72

Analogous#8172CC, #CC72BD

Triadic#CCAE72, #72CCAE

Split complementary#BDCC72, #72CC81

Tetradic#CC8172, #90CC72, #72BDCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFE2F5

Lighter +20%#D9BDE7

Lighter +10%#C497DA

Darker −10%#984DBE

Darker −20%#7D399F

Darker −30%#5F2C79

Darker −40%#421E54

More saturated +25%#B65AE4

Less saturated −25%#A68AB4

Channel breakdown

R174

G114

B204

Red174 (68.2%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)46.88%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 72 · B CC

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