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Recognised as Colour

#AE82E2

  • #AE82E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AE82E2 is a violet with RGB values 174, 130, 226 and HSL 268°, 62%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AE82E2#AE82E2
HEX#AE82E2
RGBrgb(174, 130, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5098, 0.8863
RGB percentages68.2%, 51%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(267.5, 62.3%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.5, 42.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK23%, 42.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,436,770
CSS custom property--colour: #AE82E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30455WCAG 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 7.09:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#517D1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A95E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7496DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A592A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.3Orchid · ΔE 21.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.5Violet · ΔE 22.8Plum · ΔE 23.8Medium orchid · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6E282
Analogous#8286E2, #DE82E2
Triadic#E2AE82, #82E2AE
Split complementary#E2DE82, #86E282
Tetradic#E28286, #B6E282, #82E2DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#E4D5F5
Lighter +10%#C9ABEC
Darker −10%#9359D8
Darker −20%#7830CE
Darker −30%#6026A5
Darker −40%#481D7B
More saturated +25%#AC6FF5
Less saturated −25%#B095CF

Channel breakdown

R174
G130
B226
Red174 (68.2%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue267.5°
Saturation (HSL)62.34%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 82 · B E2

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