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Recognised as Colour

#AE88D6

  • #AE88D6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AE88D6 is a violet with RGB values 174, 136, 214 and HSL 269°, 49%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AE88D6#AE88D6
HEX#AE88D6
RGBrgb(174, 136, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5333, 0.8392
RGB percentages68.2%, 53.3%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(269.2, 48.8%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 36.4%, 83.9%)
CMYK18.7%, 36.4%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,438,294
CSS custom property--colour: #AE88D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#517729

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7797D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8098D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#A894A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.7Medium purple · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 25Orchid · ΔE 25.7Violet · ΔE 27.7Slate blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0D688
Analogous#8889D6, #D588D6
Triadic#D6AE88, #88D6AE
Split complementary#D6D588, #89D688
Tetradic#D68889, #B0D688, #88D6D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFAFD
Lighter +20%#E2D4F0
Lighter +10%#C8AEE3
Darker −10%#9462C9
Darker −20%#7A40B8
Darker −30%#613293
Darker −40%#48256D
More saturated +25%#AD74EA
Less saturated −25%#AF9CC2

Channel breakdown

R174
G136
B214
Red174 (68.2%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue269.23°
Saturation (HSL)48.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 88 · B D6

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