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Recognised as Colour

#AE78E2

  • #AE78E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AE78E2 is a violet with RGB values 174, 120, 226 and HSL 271°, 65%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AE78E2#AE78E2
HEX#AE78E2
RGBrgb(174, 120, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4706, 0.8863
RGB percentages68.2%, 47.1%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(270.6, 64.6%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 46.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK23%, 46.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,434,210
CSS custom property--colour: #AE78E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#51871D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C8EE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A90DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A68AA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.6Orchid · ΔE 18.6Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Slate blue · ΔE 19.3Violet · ΔE 20.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACE278
Analogous#7978E2, #E278E1
Triadic#E2AE78, #78E2AE
Split complementary#E1E278, #78E279
Tetradic#E27978, #ACE278, #78E1E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF6FD
Lighter +20%#E0CCF4
Lighter +10%#C7A2EB
Darker −10%#954ED9
Darker −20%#7B2BC9
Darker −30%#62229F
Darker −40%#481975
More saturated +25%#AE64F7
Less saturated −25%#AE8DCE

Channel breakdown

R174
G120
B226
Red174 (68.2%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue270.57°
Saturation (HSL)64.63%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 78 · B E2

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