Recognised as Colour
#AE116C
- #AE116C
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#AE116C is a magenta with RGB values 174, 17, 108 and HSL 325°, 82%, 37%. 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
#AE116C#AE116C
HEX#AE116C
RGBrgb(174, 17, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.0667, 0.4235
RGB percentages68.2%, 6.7%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(325.2, 82.2%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.2, 90.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 90.2%, 37.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,407,724
CSS custom property--colour: #AE116C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#51EE93
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#11AE53
Analogous#A111AE, #AE111E
Triadic#6CAE11, #116CAE
Split complementary#1EAE11, #11AEA2
Tetradic#AEA111, #11AE53, #111EAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G17
B108
Red174 (68.2%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue325.22°
Saturation (HSL)82.2%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 11 · B 6C
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