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Recognised as Colour

#AE78FD

  • #AE78FD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#AE78FD is a violet with RGB values 174, 120, 253 and HSL 264°, 97%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#AE78FD#AE78FD
HEX#AE78FD
RGBrgb(174, 120, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4706, 0.9922
RGB percentages68.2%, 47.1%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(264.4, 97.1%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.4, 52.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK31.2%, 52.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,434,237
CSS custom property--colour: #AE78FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#518702

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4693FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5693FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9E92AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.9Medium purple · ΔE 15.3Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9Slate blue · ΔE 19.7Dark orchid · ΔE 25.1Violet · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7FD78
Analogous#7885FD, #F178FD
Triadic#FDAE78, #78FDAE
Split complementary#FDF078, #85FD78
Tetradic#FD7885, #C7FD78, #78FDF0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EADDFE
Lighter +10%#CCAAFE
Darker −10%#9046FC
Darker −20%#7213FC
Darker −30%#5A03D9
Darker −40%#4502A7
More saturated +25%#AE76FF
Less saturated −25%#B189EC

Channel breakdown

R174
G120
B253
Red174 (68.2%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue264.36°
Saturation (HSL)97.08%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 78 · B FD

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