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Recognised as Colour

#AE93CA

  • #AE93CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AE93CA is a violet with RGB values 174, 147, 202 and HSL 269°, 34%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AE93CA#AE93CA
HEX#AE93CA
RGBrgb(174, 147, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5765, 0.7922
RGB percentages68.2%, 57.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(269.5, 34.2%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.5, 27.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK13.9%, 27.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,441,098
CSS custom property--colour: #AE93CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#516C35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#899DCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9EC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AA9BA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.7Thistle · ΔE 22.7Light steelblue · ΔE 27.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFCA93
Analogous#9393CA, #CA93CA
Triadic#CAAE93, #93CAAE
Split complementary#CACA93, #93CA93
Tetradic#CA9393, #AFCA93, #93CACA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFAFC
Lighter +20%#E1D7EC
Lighter +10%#C8B5DB
Darker −10%#9471B9
Darker −20%#7B51A6
Darker −30%#614183
Darker −40%#483061
More saturated +25%#AE7FDE
Less saturated −25%#AEA7B6

Channel breakdown

R174
G147
B202
Red174 (68.2%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue269.45°
Saturation (HSL)34.16%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 93 · B CA

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