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Recognised as Colour

#AE90E3

  • #AE90E3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AE90E3 is a violet with RGB values 174, 144, 227 and HSL 262°, 60%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AE90E3#AE90E3
HEX#AE90E3
RGBrgb(174, 144, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5647, 0.8902
RGB percentages68.2%, 56.5%, 89%
HSLhsl(261.7, 59.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 36.6%, 89%)
CMYK23.3%, 36.6%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,440,355
CSS custom property--colour: #AE90E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#516F1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C9EE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#819EE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#A49EAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.2Plum · ΔE 18.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Orchid · ΔE 27.6Violet · ΔE 28.7Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5E390
Analogous#909BE3, #D890E3
Triadic#E3AE90, #90E3AE
Split complementary#E3D890, #9BE390
Tetradic#E3909B, #C5E390, #90E3D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E1F8
Lighter +10%#CCB9ED
Darker −10%#9067D9
Darker −20%#733FCE
Darker −30%#5B2CAE
Darker −40%#462285
More saturated +25%#A97FF4
Less saturated −25%#B3A1D2

Channel breakdown

R174
G144
B227
Red174 (68.2%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue261.69°
Saturation (HSL)59.71%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 90 · B E3

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