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Recognised as Colour

#AEA1BB

  • #AEA1BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AEA1BB is a violet with RGB values 174, 161, 187 and HSL 270°, 16%, 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

#AEA1BB#AEA1BB
HEX#AEA1BB
RGBrgb(174, 161, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6314, 0.7333
RGB percentages68.2%, 63.1%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(270, 16%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 13.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK7%, 13.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,444,667
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA1BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#515E44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DA5BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA6BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#ADA4AAno 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 text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.7Dark grey · ΔE 15.2Light steelblue · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 17Silver · ΔE 18Slate grey · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEBBA1
Analogous#A1A1BB, #BBA1BB
Triadic#BBAEA1, #A1BBAE
Split complementary#BBBBA1, #A1BBA1
Tetradic#BBA1A1, #AEBBA1, #A1BBBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFAFB
Lighter +20%#E1DCE6
Lighter +10%#C8BFD0
Darker −10%#9583A6
Darker −20%#7B678F
Darker −30%#625271
Darker −40%#483C54
More saturated +25%#AE8DCF
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R174
G161
B187
Red174 (68.2%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)16.05%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G A1 · B BB

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