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Recognised as Colour

#AE8FEF

  • #AE8FEF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AE8FEF is a violet with RGB values 174, 143, 239 and HSL 259°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AE8FEF#AE8FEF
HEX#AE8FEF
RGBrgb(174, 143, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5608, 0.9373
RGB percentages68.2%, 56.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(259.4, 75%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.4, 40.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK27.2%, 40.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,440,111
CSS custom property--colour: #AE8FEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#517010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A0F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A9EEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A1A0B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Plum · ΔE 23.5Slate blue · ΔE 24.9Orchid · ΔE 25.9Violet · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0EF8F
Analogous#8FA0EF, #DE8FEF
Triadic#EFAE8F, #8FEFAE
Split complementary#EFDE8F, #A0EF8F
Tetradic#EF8FA0, #D0EF8F, #8FEFDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFE8FC
Lighter +10%#CEBCF5
Darker −10%#8E62E9
Darker −20%#6D36E2
Darker −30%#541DC8
Darker −40%#41169C
More saturated +25%#A87FFF
Less saturated −25%#B49FDF

Channel breakdown

R174
G143
B239
Red174 (68.2%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue259.38°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 8F · B EF

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