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Recognised as Colour

#AEA0BC

  • #AEA0BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AEA0BC is a violet with RGB values 174, 160, 188 and HSL 270°, 17%, 68%. 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

#AEA0BC#AEA0BC
HEX#AEA0BC
RGBrgb(174, 160, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6275, 0.7373
RGB percentages68.2%, 62.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(270, 17.3%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 14.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK7.4%, 14.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,444,412
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA0BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37771WCAG 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 8.55:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#515F43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA5BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA6BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ACA3A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 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 text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 16Dark grey · ΔE 16.4Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Silver · ΔE 19.1Slate grey · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEBCA0
Analogous#A0A0BC, #BCA0BC
Triadic#BCAEA0, #A0BCAE
Split complementary#BCBCA0, #A0BCA0
Tetradic#BCA0A0, #AEBCA0, #A0BCBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFAFB
Lighter +20%#E1DCE6
Lighter +10%#C8BED1
Darker −10%#9582A7
Darker −20%#7B6690
Darker −30%#625172
Darker −40%#483C54
More saturated +25%#AE8CD0
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R174
G160
B188
Red174 (68.2%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)17.28%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G A0 · B BC

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