Recognised as Colour

#AE84C3

#AE84C3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AE84C3 is a violet with RGB values 174, 132, 195 and HSL 280°, 34%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#AE84C3

RGBrgb(174, 132, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5176, 0.7647

RGB percentages68.2%, 51.8%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(280, 34.4%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 32.3%, 76.5%)

CMYK10.8%, 32.3%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,437,251

CSS custom property--colour: #AE84C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#517B3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A91C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#8495C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AD8C9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.9 Medium purple · ΔE 25.9 Orchid · ΔE 28.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.1 Thistle · ΔE 29.5 Violet · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#99C384

Analogous#8F84C3, #C384B8

Triadic#C3AE84, #84C3AE

Split complementary#B8C384, #84C38E

Tetradic#C38E84, #99C384, #84B8C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2EBF5

Lighter +20%#DBC9E4

Lighter +10%#C5A6D4

Darker −10%#9762B2

Darker −20%#7D4A97

Darker −30%#613975

Darker −40%#452853

More saturated +25%#B66DDA

Less saturated −25%#A69BAC

Channel breakdown

R174

G132

B195

Red174 (68.2%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)34.43%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 84 · B C3

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