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Recognised as Colour

#AE1AAE

  • #AE1AAE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AE1AAE is a magenta with RGB values 174, 26, 174 and HSL 300°, 74%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AE1AAE#AE1AAE
HEX#AE1AAE
RGBrgb(174, 26, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.102, 0.6824
RGB percentages68.2%, 10.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(300, 74%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 85.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 85.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,410,094
CSS custom property--colour: #AE1AAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#51E551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A6AABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B43868no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.6Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3Dark orchid · ΔE 17.1Purple · ΔE 18.6Orchid · ΔE 27Dark violet · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1AAE1A
Analogous#641AAE, #AE1A64
Triadic#AEAE1A, #1AAEAE
Split complementary#64AE1A, #1AAE64
Tetradic#AE641A, #1AAE1A, #1A64AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1A3F1
Lighter +30%#EB76EB
Lighter +20%#E44AE4
Lighter +10%#DA21DA
Darker −10%#821382
Darker −20%#550D55
Darker −30%#290629
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C701C7
Less saturated −25%#953395

Channel breakdown

R174
G26
B174
Red174 (68.2%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)74%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR AE · G 1A · B AE

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