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Recognised as Colour

#AEA0BA

  • #AEA0BA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AEA0BA is a violet with RGB values 174, 160, 186 and HSL 272°, 16%, 68%. 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

#AEA0BA#AEA0BA
HEX#AEA0BA
RGBrgb(174, 160, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6275, 0.7294
RGB percentages68.2%, 62.7%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(272.3, 15.9%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.3, 14%, 72.9%)
CMYK6.5%, 14%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,444,410
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA0BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 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#515F45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA4BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA5B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#ADA3A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 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 12.9Dark grey · ΔE 15.4Light steelblue · ΔE 16Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1Silver · ΔE 18.2Slate grey · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACBAA0
Analogous#A1A0BA, #BAA0B9
Triadic#BAAEA0, #A0BAAE
Split complementary#B9BAA0, #A0BAA1
Tetradic#BAA1A0, #ACBAA0, #A0B9BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF9FA
Lighter +20%#E0DBE5
Lighter +10%#C7BECF
Darker −10%#9582A5
Darker −20%#7B678D
Darker −30%#625170
Darker −40%#483C52
More saturated +25%#B08CCF
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R174
G160
B186
Red174 (68.2%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue272.31°
Saturation (HSL)15.85%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G A0 · B BA

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