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Recognised as Colour

#AE76FB

  • #AE76FB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#AE76FB is a violet with RGB values 174, 118, 251 and HSL 265°, 94%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#AE76FB#AE76FB
HEX#AE76FB
RGBrgb(174, 118, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4627, 0.9843
RGB percentages68.2%, 46.3%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(265.3, 94.3%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.3, 53%, 98.4%)
CMYK30.7%, 53%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,433,723
CSS custom property--colour: #AE76FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#518904

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4492FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5592F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9F90ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13Medium purple · ΔE 15.3Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1Slate blue · ΔE 19.6Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3Violet · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3FB76
Analogous#7680FB, #F176FB
Triadic#FBAE76, #76FBAE
Split complementary#FBF176, #80FB76
Tetradic#FB7680, #C3FB76, #76FBF1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9D9FE
Lighter +10%#CBA8FC
Darker −10%#9144FA
Darker −20%#7313F8
Darker −30%#5C06D2
Darker −40%#4605A0
More saturated +25%#AD72FF
Less saturated −25%#B188E9

Channel breakdown

R174
G118
B251
Red174 (68.2%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue265.26°
Saturation (HSL)94.33%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 76 · B FB

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