Recognised as Colour
#AEA7BE
- #AEA7BE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#AEA7BE is a violet with RGB values 174, 167, 190 and HSL 258°, 15%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#AEA7BE#AEA7BE
HEX#AEA7BE
RGBrgb(174, 167, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6549, 0.7451
RGB percentages68.2%, 65.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(258.3, 15%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 12.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK8.4%, 12.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,446,206
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA7BE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#515841
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B7BEA7
Analogous#A7ABBE, #BAA7BE
Triadic#BEAEA7, #A7BEAE
Split complementary#BEBAA7, #ABBEA7
Tetradic#BEA7AB, #B7BEA7, #A7BEBA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G167
B190
Red174 (68.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue258.26°
Saturation (HSL)15.03%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G A7 · B BE
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