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Colour

#AE99CD

  • #AE99CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AE99CD is a violet with RGB values 174, 153, 205 and HSL 264°, 34%, 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

#AE99CD#AE99CD
HEX#AE99CD
RGBrgb(174, 153, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6, 0.8039
RGB percentages68.2%, 60%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(264.2, 34.2%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.2, 25.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK15.1%, 25.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,442,637
CSS custom property--colour: #AE99CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 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#516632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA2CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A2CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#A9A0ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 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 16.1Thistle · ΔE 20.4Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1Light slate grey · ΔE 26.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.3Steel blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8CD99
Analogous#999ECD, #C899CD
Triadic#CDAE99, #99CDAE
Split complementary#CDC899, #9ECD99
Tetradic#CD999E, #B8CD99, #99CDC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4DDEF
Lighter +10%#C9BBDE
Darker −10%#9377BC
Darker −20%#7855AB
Darker −30%#60438A
Darker −40%#483367
More saturated +25%#AA86E0
Less saturated −25%#B2ACBA

Channel breakdown

R174
G153
B205
Red174 (68.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue264.23°
Saturation (HSL)34.21%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 99 · B CD

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