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Colour

#AEA1B2

  • #AEA1B2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AEA1B2 is a violet with RGB values 174, 161, 178 and HSL 286°, 10%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AEA1B2#AEA1B2
HEX#AEA1B2
RGBrgb(174, 161, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6314, 0.698
RGB percentages68.2%, 63.1%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(285.9, 9.9%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.9, 9.6%, 69.8%)
CMYK2.2%, 9.6%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,444,658
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA1B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167 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#515E4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA4B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A6B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AEA3A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 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

Dark grey · ΔE 10.7Thistle · ΔE 13.6Silver · ΔE 14.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2Rosy brown · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5B2A1
Analogous#A6A1B2, #B2A1AD
Triadic#B2AEA1, #A1B2AE
Split complementary#ADB2A1, #A1B2A6
Tetradic#B2A6A1, #A5B2A1, #A1ADB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F5F7
Lighter +20%#DED9E0
Lighter +10%#C6BDC9
Darker −10%#96859B
Darker −20%#7D6B82
Darker −30%#625466
Darker −40%#473D4A
More saturated +25%#B98CC7
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R174
G161
B178
Red174 (68.2%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue285.88°
Saturation (HSL)9.94%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G A1 · B B2

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