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Recognised as Colour

#AE197E

  • #AE197E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AE197E is a magenta with RGB values 174, 25, 126 and HSL 319°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AE197E#AE197E
HEX#AE197E
RGBrgb(174, 25, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.098, 0.4941
RGB percentages68.2%, 9.8%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(319.3, 74.9%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.3, 85.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 85.6%, 27.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,409,790
CSS custom property--colour: #AE197E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#51E681

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#324E80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#60677Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BA134Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 9.3Purple · ΔE 21.1Dark magenta · ΔE 21.4Hot pink · ΔE 26.8Orchid · ΔE 29.1Deep pink · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 9.25, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#19AE49
Analogous#9419AE, #AE1933
Triadic#7EAE19, #197EAE
Split complementary#33AE19, #19AE94
Tetradic#AE9419, #19AE49, #1934AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2A1D8
Lighter +30%#EB75C5
Lighter +20%#E548B2
Lighter +10%#DB1F9E
Darker −10%#81135E
Darker −20%#550C3D
Darker −30%#28061D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C70087
Less saturated −25%#953275

Channel breakdown

R174
G25
B126
Red174 (68.2%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue319.33°
Saturation (HSL)74.87%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 19 · B 7E

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