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Recognised as Colour

#AE037A

  • #AE037A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AE037A is a magenta with RGB values 174, 3, 122 and HSL 318°, 97%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AE037A#AE037A
HEX#AE037A
RGBrgb(174, 3, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.0118, 0.4784
RGB percentages68.2%, 1.2%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(318.2, 96.6%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.2, 98.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 98.3%, 29.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,404,154
CSS custom property--colour: #AE037A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#51FC85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C4A7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E6477no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BB0046no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8.1Purple · ΔE 21.8Dark magenta · ΔE 21.9Deep pink · ΔE 27.8Hot pink · ΔE 27.9Orchid · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.06, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#03AE37
Analogous#8D03AE, #AE0324
Triadic#7AAE03, #037AAE
Split complementary#24AE03, #03AE8D
Tetradic#AE8D03, #03AE37, #0324AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FD80D7
Lighter +30%#FC4EC7
Lighter +20%#FB1CB7
Lighter +10%#E0049D
Darker −10%#7C0257
Darker −20%#4A0134
Darker −30%#180011
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B1007B
Less saturated −25%#981971

Channel breakdown

R174
G3
B122
Red174 (68.2%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue318.25°
Saturation (HSL)96.61%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 03 · B 7A

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