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Colour

#AE7AF6

  • #AE7AF6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AE7AF6 is a violet with RGB values 174, 122, 246 and HSL 265°, 87%, 72%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#AE7AF6#AE7AF6
HEX#AE7AF6
RGBrgb(174, 122, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4784, 0.9647
RGB percentages68.2%, 47.8%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(265.2, 87.3%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.2, 50.4%, 96.5%)
CMYK29.3%, 50.4%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,434,742
CSS custom property--colour: #AE7AF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#518509

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5093FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E93F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A091ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 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 text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.4Medium orchid · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.4Violet · ΔE 23.1Orchid · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2F67A
Analogous#7A84F6, #EC7AF6
Triadic#F6AE7A, #7AF6AE
Split complementary#F6EC7A, #84F67A
Tetradic#F67A84, #C2F67A, #7AF6EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8DAFC
Lighter +10%#CBAAF9
Darker −10%#914AF3
Darker −20%#741AF0
Darker −30%#5C0EC9
Darker −40%#460A9A
More saturated +25%#AD71FF
Less saturated −25%#B18CE4

Channel breakdown

R174
G122
B246
Red174 (68.2%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue265.16°
Saturation (HSL)87.32%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 7A · B F6

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