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Colour

#AE8EFE

  • #AE8EFE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AE8EFE is a violet with RGB values 174, 142, 254 and HSL 257°, 98%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AE8EFE#AE8EFE
HEX#AE8EFE
RGBrgb(174, 142, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5569, 0.9961
RGB percentages68.2%, 55.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(257.1, 98.2%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 44.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK31.5%, 44.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,439,870
CSS custom property--colour: #AE8EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#517101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6BA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#709FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9CA3BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.3Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Royal blue · ΔE 24.7Violet · ΔE 25.7Orchid · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEFE8E
Analogous#8EA6FE, #E68EFE
Triadic#FEAE8E, #8EFEAE
Split complementary#FEE68E, #A6FE8E
Tetradic#FE8EA6, #DEFE8E, #8EFEE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F3FF
Lighter +10%#D2C1FE
Darker −10%#8A5BFE
Darker −20%#6629FD
Darker −30%#4602F1
Darker −40%#3802BE
More saturated +25%#AE8DFF
Less saturated −25%#B49CF0

Channel breakdown

R174
G142
B254
Red174 (68.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue257.14°
Saturation (HSL)98.25%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 8E · B FE

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