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Colour

#AE8EB6

  • #AE8EB6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AE8EB6 is a violet with RGB values 174, 142, 182 and HSL 288°, 22%, 64%. 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

#AE8EB6#AE8EB6
HEX#AE8EB6
RGBrgb(174, 142, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5569, 0.7137
RGB percentages68.2%, 55.7%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(288, 21.5%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 22%, 71.4%)
CMYK4.4%, 22%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,439,798
CSS custom property--colour: #AE8EB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#517149

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A97B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#919AB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AF929Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.7Thistle · ΔE 19.4Rosy brown · ΔE 23.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3Slate grey · ΔE 24.5Light steelblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96B68E
Analogous#9A8EB6, #B68EAA
Triadic#B6AE8E, #8EB6AE
Split complementary#AAB68E, #8EB69A
Tetradic#B69A8E, #96B68E, #8EAAB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1EBF2
Lighter +20%#DACCDE
Lighter +10%#C4ADCA
Darker −10%#986FA2
Darker −20%#7D5787
Darker −30%#614368
Darker −40%#442F49
More saturated +25%#BC77CD
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R174
G142
B182
Red174 (68.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)21.51%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 8E · B B6

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