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Recognised as Colour

#AE117C

  • #AE117C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AE117C is a magenta with RGB values 174, 17, 124 and HSL 319°, 82%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AE117C#AE117C
HEX#AE117C
RGBrgb(174, 17, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.0667, 0.4863
RGB percentages68.2%, 6.7%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(319.1, 82.2%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.1, 90.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 90.2%, 28.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,407,740
CSS custom property--colour: #AE117C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#51EE83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#304C7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F6679no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BB0649no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8.6Purple · ΔE 21.4Dark magenta · ΔE 21.6Hot pink · ΔE 27.3Deep pink · ΔE 28.5Orchid · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.59, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#11AE43
Analogous#9211AE, #AE112D
Triadic#7CAE11, #117CAE
Split complementary#2EAE11, #11AE92
Tetradic#AE9211, #11AE43, #112DAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F596D7
Lighter +30%#F068C5
Lighter +20%#EC39B3
Lighter +10%#DC169D
Darker −10%#800C5B
Darker −20%#51083A
Darker −30%#230319
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BF0082
Less saturated −25%#962973

Channel breakdown

R174
G17
B124
Red174 (68.2%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue319.11°
Saturation (HSL)82.2%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 11 · B 7C

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