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Recognised as Colour

#AE08B8

  • #AE08B8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AE08B8 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 8, 184 and HSL 297°, 92%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AE08B8#AE08B8
HEX#AE08B8
RGBrgb(174, 8, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.0314, 0.7216
RGB percentages68.2%, 3.1%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(296.6, 91.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.6, 95.7%, 72.2%)
CMYK5.4%, 95.7%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,405,496
CSS custom property--colour: #AE08B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#51F747

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E6AB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B2386Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7Dark magenta · ΔE 19.1Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4Dark violet · ΔE 20.5Purple · ΔE 24.1Blue violet · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#12B808
Analogous#5608B8, #B8086A
Triadic#B8AE08, #08B8AE
Split complementary#6AB808, #08B856
Tetradic#B85608, #12B808, #086AB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F492FA
Lighter +30%#F061F8
Lighter +20%#EB30F6
Lighter +10%#DC0AE9
Darker −10%#800687
Darker −20%#520456
Darker −30%#230225
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B500C0
Less saturated −25%#9920A0

Channel breakdown

R174
G8
B184
Red174 (68.2%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue296.59°
Saturation (HSL)91.67%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 08 · B B8

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