Recognised as Colour
#AE7EBE
- #AE7EBE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#AE7EBE is a violet with RGB values 174, 126, 190 and HSL 285°, 33%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#AE7EBE#AE7EBE
HEX#AE7EBE
RGBrgb(174, 126, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4941, 0.7451
RGB percentages68.2%, 49.4%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(285, 33%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 33.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK8.4%, 33.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,435,710
CSS custom property--colour: #AE7EBE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#518141
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EBE7E
Analogous#8E7EBE, #BE7EAE
Triadic#BEAE7E, #7EBEAE
Split complementary#AEBE7E, #7EBE8E
Tetradic#BE8E7E, #8EBE7E, #7EAEBE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G126
B190
Red174 (68.2%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)32.99%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 7E · B BE
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