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Recognised as Colour

#AE9FC2

  • #AE9FC2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AE9FC2 is a violet with RGB values 174, 159, 194 and HSL 266°, 22%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AE9FC2#AE9FC2
HEX#AE9FC2
RGBrgb(174, 159, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6235, 0.7608
RGB percentages68.2%, 62.4%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(265.7, 22.3%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.7, 18%, 76.1%)
CMYK10.3%, 18%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,444,162
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9FC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#51603D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99A5C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA5C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#ABA4ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.1Light steelblue · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4Dark grey · ΔE 20.2Slate grey · ΔE 21.4Plum · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3C29F
Analogous#9FA1C2, #C09FC2
Triadic#C2AE9F, #9FC2AE
Split complementary#C2C09F, #A2C29F
Tetradic#C29FA1, #B3C29F, #9FC2C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFD
Lighter +20%#E3DDEA
Lighter +10%#C8BED6
Darker −10%#9480AE
Darker −20%#7A6299
Darker −30%#614E7A
Darker −40%#483A5B
More saturated +25%#AB8BD6
Less saturated −25%#B1B1B1

Channel breakdown

R174
G159
B194
Red174 (68.2%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue265.71°
Saturation (HSL)22.29%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 9F · B C2

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