Colour

#AE9ECD

#AE9ECD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#AE9ECD is a violet with RGB values 174, 158, 205 and HSL 260°, 32%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#AE9ECD

RGBrgb(174, 158, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6196, 0.8039

RGB percentages68.2%, 62%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(260.4, 32%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.4, 22.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK15.1%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,443,917

CSS custom property--colour: #AE9ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#516132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95A5CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#97A5CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A9A5AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 17.7 Plum · ΔE 18.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Slate grey · ΔE 25.6 Dark grey · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 17.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BDCD9E

Analogous#9EA6CD, #C59ECD

Triadic#CDAE9E, #9ECDAE

Split complementary#CDC59E, #A5CD9E

Tetradic#CD9EA6, #BDCD9E, #9ECDC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E6E1F0

Lighter +10%#CAC0DE

Darker −10%#927CBC

Darker −20%#765BAA

Darker −30%#5E478B

Darker −40%#473669

More saturated +25%#A88CDF

Less saturated −25%#B4B0BB

Channel breakdown

R174

G158

B205

Red174 (68.2%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue260.43°

Saturation (HSL)31.97%

Lightness71.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 9E · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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