Recognised as Colour

#AE8CCF

#AE8CCF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AE8CCF is a violet with RGB values 174, 140, 207 and HSL 270°, 41%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AE8CCF#AE8CCF

HEX#AE8CCF

RGBrgb(174, 140, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.549, 0.8118

RGB percentages68.2%, 54.9%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(270.4, 41.1%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 32.4%, 81.2%)

CMYK15.9%, 32.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,439,311

CSS custom property--colour: #AE8CCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1

Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#517330

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F99D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#869ACDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AA96A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 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 text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.2 Medium purple · ΔE 24.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6 Thistle · ΔE 29.1 Orchid · ΔE 29.9 Steel blue · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADCF8C

Analogous#8D8CCF, #CF8CCE

Triadic#CFAE8C, #8CCFAE

Split complementary#CFCF8C, #8CCF8D

Tetradic#CF8D8C, #ADCF8C, #8CCECF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF8FC

Lighter +20%#E1D4ED

Lighter +10%#C7B0DE

Darker −10%#9568C0

Darker −20%#7B48AD

Darker −30%#623989

Darker −40%#482A65

More saturated +25%#AE78E3

Less saturated −25%#AEA0BB

Channel breakdown

R174

G140

B207

Red174 (68.2%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue270.45°

Saturation (HSL)41.1%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 8C · B CF

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Colour values

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