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Recognised as Colour

#AE17AD

  • #AE17AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AE17AD is a magenta with RGB values 174, 23, 173 and HSL 300°, 77%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AE17AD#AE17AD
HEX#AE17AD
RGBrgb(174, 23, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.0902, 0.6784
RGB percentages68.2%, 9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(300.4, 76.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.4, 86.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 86.8%, 0.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,409,325
CSS custom property--colour: #AE17AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#51E852

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A6AAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B43667no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.6Medium orchid · ΔE 16.8Dark orchid · ΔE 17.4Purple · ΔE 18.6Orchid · ΔE 27.4Dark violet · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#17AE18
Analogous#6317AE, #AE1762
Triadic#ADAE17, #17ADAE
Split complementary#62AE17, #17AE63
Tetradic#AE6317, #17AE18, #1762AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F29FF2
Lighter +30%#EC72EC
Lighter +20%#E645E5
Lighter +10%#DB1DDA
Darker −10%#811180
Darker −20%#540B53
Darker −30%#270527
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C500C4
Less saturated −25%#953095

Channel breakdown

R174
G23
B173
Red174 (68.2%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue300.4°
Saturation (HSL)76.65%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 17 · B AD

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