Colour

#AEA1BF

#AEA1BF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#AEA1BF is a violet with RGB values 174, 161, 191 and HSL 266°, 19%, 69%. 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

#AEA1BF#AEA1BF

HEX#AEA1BF

RGBrgb(174, 161, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6314, 0.749

RGB percentages68.2%, 63.1%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(266, 19%, 69%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266, 15.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK8.9%, 15.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,444,671

CSS custom property--colour: #AEA1BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#515E40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9CA6C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EA6BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#ACA5ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7 Dark grey · ΔE 17.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9 Silver · ΔE 19.7 Slate grey · ΔE 20.1

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#B2BFA1

Analogous#A1A3BF, #BDA1BF

Triadic#BFAEA1, #A1BFAE

Split complementary#BFBDA1, #A3BFA1

Tetradic#BFA1A3, #B2BFA1, #A1BFBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFCFD

Lighter +20%#E2DEE8

Lighter +10%#C8BFD4

Darker −10%#9483AA

Darker −20%#7A6595

Darker −30%#615176

Darker −40%#483C58

More saturated +25%#AB8DD3

Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R174

G161

B191

Red174 (68.2%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue266°

Saturation (HSL)18.99%

Lightness69.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G A1 · B BF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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