Colour

#AE14C6

#AE14C6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AE14C6 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 20, 198 and HSL 292°, 82%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AE14C6

RGBrgb(174, 20, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.0784, 0.7765

RGB percentages68.2%, 7.8%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(291.9, 81.7%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.9, 89.9%, 77.6%)

CMYK12.1%, 89.9%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,408,582

CSS custom property--colour: #AE14C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#51EB39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005DCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#336CC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AF4375no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.9 Dark violet · ΔE 14.9 Blue violet · ΔE 19.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 21 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2CC614

Analogous#5514C6, #C61485

Triadic#C6AE14, #14C6AE

Split complementary#85C614, #14C655

Tetradic#C65514, #2CC614, #1485C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDAFF7

Lighter +30%#E381F2

Lighter +20%#D952EE

Lighter +10%#CE24E9

Darker −10%#850F98

Darker −20%#5D0B69

Darker −30%#34063B

Darker −40%#0B010D

More saturated +25%#BD00DA

Less saturated −25%#9A2FAB

Channel breakdown

R174

G20

B198

Red174 (68.2%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue291.91°

Saturation (HSL)81.65%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 14 · B C6

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