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Recognised as Colour

#AE8DD7

  • #AE8DD7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AE8DD7 is a violet with RGB values 174, 141, 215 and HSL 267°, 48%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AE8DD7#AE8DD7
HEX#AE8DD7
RGBrgb(174, 141, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5529, 0.8431
RGB percentages68.2%, 55.3%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(266.8, 48.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.8, 34.4%, 84.3%)
CMYK19.1%, 34.4%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,439,575
CSS custom property--colour: #AE8DD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#517228

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D9ADAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#849BD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A898A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.6Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9Orchid · ΔE 28.4Violet · ΔE 30.1Thistle · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6D78D
Analogous#8D91D7, #D38DD7
Triadic#D7AE8D, #8DD7AE
Split complementary#D7D38D, #91D78D
Tetradic#D78D91, #B6D78D, #8DD7D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#E4D9F1
Lighter +10%#C9B3E4
Darker −10%#9367CA
Darker −20%#7842BC
Darker −30%#603596
Darker −40%#482771
More saturated +25%#AC7AEA
Less saturated −25%#B0A0C4

Channel breakdown

R174
G141
B215
Red174 (68.2%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue266.76°
Saturation (HSL)48.05%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 8D · B D7

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