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Recognised as Colour

#AE74FA

  • #AE74FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#AE74FA is a violet with RGB values 174, 116, 250 and HSL 266°, 93%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#AE74FA#AE74FA
HEX#AE74FA
RGBrgb(174, 116, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4549, 0.9804
RGB percentages68.2%, 45.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(266, 93.1%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266, 53.6%, 98%)
CMYK30.4%, 53.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,433,210
CSS custom property--colour: #AE74FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#518B05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4190FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5491F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9F8EACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.1Medium purple · ΔE 15.9Medium orchid · ΔE 16.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Dark orchid · ΔE 23.4Violet · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0FA74
Analogous#747DFA, #F174FA
Triadic#FAAE74, #74FAAE
Split complementary#FAF174, #7DFA74
Tetradic#FA747D, #C0FA74, #74FAF1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7D6FE
Lighter +10%#CBA5FC
Darker −10%#9143F8
Darker −20%#7512F6
Darker −30%#5D07CE
Darker −40%#47069C
More saturated +25%#AD6FFF
Less saturated −25%#B086E8

Channel breakdown

R174
G116
B250
Red174 (68.2%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue265.97°
Saturation (HSL)93.06%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 74 · B FA

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