Colour

#AE73BA

#AE73BA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AE73BA is a violet with RGB values 174, 115, 186 and HSL 290°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AE73BA#AE73BA

HEX#AE73BA

RGBrgb(174, 115, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.451, 0.7294

RGB percentages68.2%, 45.1%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(289.9, 34%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 38.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK6.5%, 38.2%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,432,890

CSS custom property--colour: #AE73BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24805WCAG 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 5.96:1

Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#518C45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A84BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#798BB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AF7B8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.8 Orchid · ΔE 21.8 Medium purple · ΔE 22.1 Violet · ΔE 26.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FBA73

Analogous#8B73BA, #BA73A3

Triadic#BAAE73, #73BAAE

Split complementary#A3BA73, #73BA8B

Tetradic#BA8B73, #7FBA73, #73A3BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFCFD

Lighter +30%#E9D9ED

Lighter +20%#D6B7DC

Lighter +10%#C295CB

Darker −10%#9953A7

Darker −20%#7A4285

Darker −30%#5B3163

Darker −40%#3B2041

More saturated +25%#BF59D4

Less saturated −25%#9D8DA0

Channel breakdown

R174

G115

B186

Red174 (68.2%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue289.86°

Saturation (HSL)33.97%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 73 · B BA

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