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Recognised as Colour

#AE78FF

  • #AE78FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#AE78FF is a violet with RGB values 174, 120, 255 and HSL 264°, 100%, 74%. 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

#AE78FF#AE78FF
HEX#AE78FF
RGBrgb(174, 120, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4706, 1
RGB percentages68.2%, 47.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(264, 100%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264, 52.9%, 100%)
CMYK31.8%, 52.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,434,239
CSS custom property--colour: #AE78FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#518700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4494FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5493FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9D92B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.9Medium purple · ΔE 16.2Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3Slate blue · ΔE 20.1Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8Violet · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9FF78
Analogous#7886FF, #F278FF
Triadic#FFAE78, #78FFAE
Split complementary#FFF278, #86FF78
Tetradic#FF7885, #C9FF78, #78FFF2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBDEFF
Lighter +10%#CDABFF
Darker −10%#8F45FF
Darker −20%#7112FF
Darker −30%#5900DE
Darker −40%#4400AB
More saturated +25%#AE78FF
Less saturated −25%#B189EE

Channel breakdown

R174
G120
B255
Red174 (68.2%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue264°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 78 · B FF

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