Colour

#AE8CCC

#AE8CCC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AE8CCC is a violet with RGB values 174, 140, 204 and HSL 272°, 39%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AE8CCC#AE8CCC

HEX#AE8CCC

RGBrgb(174, 140, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.549, 0.8

RGB percentages68.2%, 54.9%, 80%

HSLhsl(271.9, 38.6%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.9, 31.4%, 80%)

CMYK14.7%, 31.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,439,308

CSS custom property--colour: #AE8CCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#517333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8098CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Deuteranopia#879ACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AA95A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.9 Medium purple · ΔE 26.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.4 Thistle · ΔE 27.9 Orchid · ΔE 30.9 Steel blue · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AACC8C

Analogous#8E8CCC, #CC8CCA

Triadic#CCAE8C, #8CCCAE

Split complementary#CACC8C, #8CCC8E

Tetradic#CC8E8C, #AACC8C, #8CCACC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F6FB

Lighter +20%#E0D3EB

Lighter +10%#C7AFDC

Darker −10%#9569BC

Darker −20%#7C4AA8

Darker −30%#623B84

Darker −40%#482B61

More saturated +25%#AF77E1

Less saturated −25%#ADA1B7

Channel breakdown

R174

G140

B204

Red174 (68.2%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue271.88°

Saturation (HSL)38.55%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 8C · B CC

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