Recognised as Colour

#AE78CF

#AE78CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AE78CF is a violet with RGB values 174, 120, 207 and HSL 277°, 48%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AE78CF#AE78CF

HEX#AE78CF

RGBrgb(174, 120, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4706, 0.8118

RGB percentages68.2%, 47.1%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(277.2, 47.5%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 42%, 81.2%)

CMYK15.9%, 42%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,434,191

CSS custom property--colour: #AE78CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#518730

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#678BD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#748FCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AB859Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.7 Orchid · ΔE 18.9 Plum · ΔE 21.2 Violet · ΔE 22.2 Slate blue · ΔE 24.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99CF78

Analogous#8378CF, #CF78C4

Triadic#CFAE78, #78CFAE

Split complementary#C4CF78, #78CF83

Tetradic#CF8378, #99CF78, #78C4CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2E9F7

Lighter +20%#DBC3EA

Lighter +10%#C59EDC

Darker −10%#9752C2

Darker −20%#7D3BA6

Darker −30%#612E80

Darker −40%#45205B

More saturated +25%#B461E6

Less saturated −25%#A88FB8

Channel breakdown

R174

G120

B207

Red174 (68.2%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue277.24°

Saturation (HSL)47.54%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 78 · B CF

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