Colour

#AE0AAD

#AE0AAD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#AE0AAD is a magenta with RGB values 174, 10, 173 and HSL 300°, 89%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AE0AAD#AE0AAD

HEX#AE0AAD

RGBrgb(174, 10, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.0392, 0.6784

RGB percentages68.2%, 3.9%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(300.4, 89.1%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300.4, 94.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 94.3%, 0.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,405,997

CSS custom property--colour: #AE0AAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1

Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#51F552

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4769AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B43265no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3 Purple · ΔE 19.8 Dark violet · ΔE 26.1 Orchid · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0AAE0B

Analogous#5D0AAE, #AE0A5B

Triadic#ADAE0A, #0AADAE

Split complementary#5BAE0A, #0AAE5D

Tetradic#AE5D0A, #0AAE0B, #0A5BAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F88CF8

Lighter +30%#F65BF5

Lighter +20%#F32BF2

Lighter +10%#DE0DDD

Darker −10%#7E077D

Darker −20%#4E044D

Darker −30%#1D021D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B800B7

Less saturated −25%#972196

Channel breakdown

R174

G10

B173

Red174 (68.2%)

Green10 (3.9%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue300.37°

Saturation (HSL)89.13%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 0A · B AD

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