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Recognised as Colour

#AE90CB

  • #AE90CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AE90CB is a violet with RGB values 174, 144, 203 and HSL 271°, 36%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AE90CB#AE90CB
HEX#AE90CB
RGBrgb(174, 144, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5647, 0.7961
RGB percentages68.2%, 56.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(270.5, 36.2%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 29.1%, 79.6%)
CMYK14.3%, 29.1%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,440,331
CSS custom property--colour: #AE90CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#516F34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#859BCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B9CC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AA98A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.1Thistle · ΔE 25Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.7Medium purple · ΔE 29.3Steel blue · ΔE 29.8Light steelblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADCB90
Analogous#9190CB, #CB90CA
Triadic#CBAE90, #90CBAE
Split complementary#CACB90, #90CB91
Tetradic#CB9190, #ADCB90, #90CACB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF8FC
Lighter +20%#E1D5EC
Lighter +10%#C7B3DB
Darker −10%#956DBB
Darker −20%#7B4EA7
Darker −30%#623E84
Darker −40%#482E61
More saturated +25%#AE7CDF
Less saturated −25%#AEA4B7

Channel breakdown

R174
G144
B203
Red174 (68.2%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue270.51°
Saturation (HSL)36.2%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 90 · B CB

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