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Recognised as Colour

#AE1D99

  • #AE1D99
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AE1D99 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 29, 153 and HSL 309°, 71%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AE1D99#AE1D99
HEX#AE1D99
RGBrgb(174, 29, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1137, 0.6
RGB percentages68.2%, 11.4%, 60%
HSLhsl(308.7, 71.4%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.7, 83.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 83.3%, 12.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,410,841
CSS custom property--colour: #AE1D99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#51E266

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D549Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#566996no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B72C5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.5Purple · ΔE 14.5Medium violet red · ΔE 18.4Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5Orchid · ΔE 24.2Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1DAE32
Analogous#7A1DAE, #AE1D51
Triadic#99AE1D, #1D99AE
Split complementary#51AE1D, #1DAE7A
Tetradic#AE7A1D, #1DAE32, #1D51AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0A7E6
Lighter +30%#E97BD9
Lighter +20%#E24FCD
Lighter +10%#DA24BF
Darker −10%#821673
Darker −20%#570E4C
Darker −30%#2B0726
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C704AB
Less saturated −25%#953687

Channel breakdown

R174
G29
B153
Red174 (68.2%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue308.69°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 1D · B 99

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