Colour

#AE079C

#AE079C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#AE079C is a magenta with RGB values 174, 7, 156 and HSL 306°, 92%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AE079C#AE079C

HEX#AE079C

RGBrgb(174, 7, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.0275, 0.6118

RGB percentages68.2%, 2.7%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(306.5, 92.3%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306.5, 96%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 96%, 10.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,405,212

CSS custom property--colour: #AE079C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#51F863

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00519Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#516799no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B7245Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.5 Purple · ΔE 15.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 21.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7 Orchid · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#07AE19

Analogous#6D07AE, #AE0748

Triadic#9CAE07, #079CAE

Split complementary#48AE07, #07AE6D

Tetradic#AE6D07, #07AE19, #0748AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FA87EE

Lighter +30%#F856E7

Lighter +20%#F625E0

Lighter +10%#DF09C8

Darker −10%#7D0570

Darker −20%#4C0344

Darker −30%#1B0118

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B500A1

Less saturated −25%#971E8A

Channel breakdown

R174

B156

Red174 (68.2%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue306.47°

Saturation (HSL)92.27%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 07 · B 9C

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