Colour

#AE00C7

#AE00C7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AE00C7 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 0, 199 and HSL 292°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AE00C7#AE00C7

HEX#AE00C7

RGBrgb(174, 0, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0, 0.7804

RGB percentages68.2%, 0%, 78%

HSLhsl(292.5, 100%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.5, 100%, 78%)

CMYK12.6%, 100%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,403,463

CSS custom property--colour: #AE00C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1

Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#51FF38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C6BC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AF4074no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.7 Dark violet · ΔE 13.1 Blue violet · ΔE 18.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.4 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#19C700

Analogous#4B00C7, #C7007C

Triadic#C7AE00, #00C7AE

Split complementary#7DC700, #00C74B

Tetradic#C74B00, #19C700, #007CC7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F294FF

Lighter +30%#EB61FF

Lighter +20%#E52EFF

Lighter +10%#DB00FA

Darker −10%#810094

Darker −20%#550061

Darker −30%#28002E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AE00C7

Less saturated −25%#9B19AE

Channel breakdown

R174

B199

Red174 (68.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue292.46°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 00 · B C7

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