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Recognised as Colour

#AE0259

  • #AE0259
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AE0259 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 2, 89 and HSL 330°, 98%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AE0259#AE0259
HEX#AE0259
RGBrgb(174, 2, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.0078, 0.349
RGB percentages68.2%, 0.8%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(329.7, 97.7%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.7, 98.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 98.9%, 48.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,403,865
CSS custom property--colour: #AE0259;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#51FDA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C455Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#666355no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BE0033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 19.2Deep pink · ΔE 28.8Pale violetred · ΔE 29.3Hot pink · ΔE 30.4Indian red · ΔE 32.5Brown · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 19.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#02AE57
Analogous#AD02AE, #AE0203
Triadic#59AE02, #0259AE
Split complementary#03AE02, #02AEAD
Tetradic#AEAD02, #02AE57, #0203AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE7EBF
Lighter +30%#FD4CA6
Lighter +20%#FC1A8C
Lighter +10%#E00373
Darker −10%#7C013F
Darker −20%#490125
Darker −30%#17000C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B00059
Less saturated −25%#981859

Channel breakdown

R174
G2
B89
Red174 (68.2%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue329.65°
Saturation (HSL)97.73%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 02 · B 59

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