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Recognised as Colour

#AE99EF

  • #AE99EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AE99EF is a blue with RGB values 174, 153, 239 and HSL 255°, 73%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AE99EF#AE99EF
HEX#AE99EF
RGBrgb(174, 153, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6, 0.9373
RGB percentages68.2%, 60%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(254.7, 72.9%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.7, 36%, 93.7%)
CMYK27.2%, 36%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,442,671
CSS custom property--colour: #AE99EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#516610

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82A7F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#85A4EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A0A8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7Plum · ΔE 20.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.2Slate blue · ΔE 30.3Orchid · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAEF99
Analogous#99AFEF, #D999EF
Triadic#EFAE99, #99EFAE
Split complementary#EFD999, #AFEF99
Tetradic#EF99AF, #DAEF99, #99EFD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F1FD
Lighter +10%#D1C5F6
Darker −10%#8B6DE8
Darker −20%#6841E1
Darker −30%#4B20CF
Darker −40%#3B19A3
More saturated +25%#A68AFE
Less saturated −25%#B6A8E0

Channel breakdown

R174
G153
B239
Red174 (68.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue254.65°
Saturation (HSL)72.88%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 99 · B EF

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