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Recognised as Colour

#AE0C78

  • #AE0C78
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AE0C78 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 12, 120 and HSL 320°, 87%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AE0C78#AE0C78
HEX#AE0C78
RGBrgb(174, 12, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.0471, 0.4706
RGB percentages68.2%, 4.7%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(320, 87.1%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 93.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 93.1%, 31%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,406,456
CSS custom property--colour: #AE0C78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#51F387

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#304B7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#606575no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BB0046no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8.2Purple · ΔE 22.9Dark magenta · ΔE 23.3Hot pink · ΔE 27.2Deep pink · ΔE 27.8Orchid · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0CAE42
Analogous#930CAE, #AE0C27
Triadic#78AE0C, #0C78AE
Split complementary#27AE0C, #0CAE93
Tetradic#AE930C, #0CAE42, #0C27AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F78FD4
Lighter +30%#F45FC2
Lighter +20%#F12FB0
Lighter +10%#DE0F99
Darker −10%#7E0957
Darker −20%#4F0536
Darker −30%#1F0215
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BA007C
Less saturated −25%#972370

Channel breakdown

R174
G12
B120
Red174 (68.2%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)87.1%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 0C · B 78

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