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Colour

#AE98CD

  • #AE98CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AE98CD is a violet with RGB values 174, 152, 205 and HSL 265°, 35%, 70%. 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

#AE98CD#AE98CD
HEX#AE98CD
RGBrgb(174, 152, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5961, 0.8039
RGB percentages68.2%, 59.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(264.9, 34.6%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.9, 25.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK15.1%, 25.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,442,381
CSS custom property--colour: #AE98CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#516732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA1CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A1CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A9A0ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.8Thistle · ΔE 20.9Light steelblue · ΔE 24.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7CD98
Analogous#989CCD, #C998CD
Triadic#CDAE98, #98CDAE
Split complementary#CDC998, #9CCD98
Tetradic#CD989C, #B7CD98, #98CDC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4DDEE
Lighter +10%#C9BADE
Darker −10%#9376BC
Darker −20%#7853AC
Darker −30%#604389
Darker −40%#483267
More saturated +25%#AB85E0
Less saturated −25%#B1ABBA

Channel breakdown

R174
G152
B205
Red174 (68.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue264.91°
Saturation (HSL)34.64%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 98 · B CD

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