Colour

#AE93E7

#AE93E7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AE93E7 is a violet with RGB values 174, 147, 231 and HSL 259°, 64%, 74%. 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

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HEX#AE93E7

RGBrgb(174, 147, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5765, 0.9059

RGB percentages68.2%, 57.6%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(259.3, 63.6%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 36.4%, 90.6%)

CMYK24.7%, 36.4%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,441,127

CSS custom property--colour: #AE93E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1

Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#516C18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7EA1EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#82A0E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#A3A1B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.5 Plum · ΔE 19.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2 Orchid · ΔE 28.6 Violet · ΔE 29.3 Slate blue · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CCE793

Analogous#93A2E7, #D893E7

Triadic#E7AE93, #93E7AE

Split complementary#E7D893, #A2E793

Tetradic#E793A2, #CCE793, #93E7D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDE6FA

Lighter +10%#CDBDF0

Darker −10%#8F69DE

Darker −20%#6F40D4

Darker −30%#5729B8

Darker −40%#43208E

More saturated +25%#A883F8

Less saturated −25%#B4A3D7

Channel breakdown

R174

G147

B231

Red174 (68.2%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue259.29°

Saturation (HSL)63.64%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 93 · B E7

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Colour values

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