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Colour

#AE97DA

  • #AE97DA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AE97DA is a violet with RGB values 174, 151, 218 and HSL 261°, 48%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AE97DA#AE97DA
HEX#AE97DA
RGBrgb(174, 151, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5922, 0.8549
RGB percentages68.2%, 59.2%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(260.6, 47.5%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 30.7%, 85.5%)
CMYK20.2%, 30.7%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,442,138
CSS custom property--colour: #AE97DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#516825

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88A2DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA2D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A6A1AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.8Thistle · ΔE 27Steel blue · ΔE 29.7Light steelblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3DA97
Analogous#97A2DA, #CF97DA
Triadic#DAAE97, #97DAAE
Split complementary#DACF97, #A2DA97
Tetradic#DA97A2, #C3DA97, #97DACF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E2F5
Lighter +10%#CBBDE7
Darker −10%#9171CD
Darker −20%#734CBF
Darker −30%#5C399F
Darker −40%#462B7A
More saturated +25%#A885EC
Less saturated −25%#B4A9C8

Channel breakdown

R174
G151
B218
Red174 (68.2%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue260.6°
Saturation (HSL)47.52%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 97 · B DA

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