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Recognised as Colour

#AE86EE

  • #AE86EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AE86EE is a violet with RGB values 174, 134, 238 and HSL 263°, 75%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AE86EE#AE86EE
HEX#AE86EE
RGBrgb(174, 134, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5255, 0.9333
RGB percentages68.2%, 52.5%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(263.1, 75.4%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.1, 43.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK26.9%, 43.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,437,806
CSS custom property--colour: #AE86EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#517911

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6999F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7199EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A298AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2Orchid · ΔE 22.8Violet · ΔE 23.3Medium orchid · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6EE86
Analogous#8692EE, #E286EE
Triadic#EEAE86, #86EEAE
Split complementary#EEE286, #92EE86
Tetradic#EE8692, #C6EE86, #86EEE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EADFFB
Lighter +10%#CCB3F4
Darker −10%#9059E8
Darker −20%#722DE1
Darker −30%#5A1BC0
Darker −40%#451593
More saturated +25%#AA75FF
Less saturated −25%#B297DD

Channel breakdown

R174
G134
B238
Red174 (68.2%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue263.08°
Saturation (HSL)75.36%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 86 · B EE

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