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Recognised as Colour

#AE9BD1

  • #AE9BD1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AE9BD1 is a violet with RGB values 174, 155, 209 and HSL 261°, 37%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AE9BD1#AE9BD1
HEX#AE9BD1
RGBrgb(174, 155, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6078, 0.8196
RGB percentages68.2%, 60.8%, 82%
HSLhsl(261.1, 37%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 25.8%, 82%)
CMYK16.7%, 25.8%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,443,153
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9BD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.41:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#51642E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A4D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A4CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A8A3AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.3Thistle · ΔE 20.8Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BED19B
Analogous#9BA3D1, #C99BD1
Triadic#D1AE9B, #9BD1AE
Split complementary#D1C99B, #A3D19B
Tetradic#D19BA3, #BED19B, #9BD1C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E1F1
Lighter +10%#CABEE1
Darker −10%#9278C1
Darker −20%#7555B1
Darker −30%#5E4291
Darker −40%#47326E
More saturated +25%#A989E3
Less saturated −25%#B3ADBF

Channel breakdown

R174
G155
B209
Red174 (68.2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue261.11°
Saturation (HSL)36.99%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 9B · B D1

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