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Recognised as Colour

#AE2379

  • #AE2379
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AE2379 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 35, 121 and HSL 323°, 67%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AE2379#AE2379
HEX#AE2379
RGBrgb(174, 35, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1373, 0.4745
RGB percentages68.2%, 13.7%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(322.9, 66.5%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.9, 79.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 79.9%, 30.5%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,412,345
CSS custom property--colour: #AE2379;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#51DC86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A507Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#646876no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BB1B4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.9Purple · ΔE 24.4Dark magenta · ΔE 25.4Hot pink · ΔE 25.5Pale violetred · ΔE 29.4Deep pink · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23AE58
Analogous#9D23AE, #AE2334
Triadic#79AE23, #2379AE
Split complementary#34AE23, #23AE9D
Tetradic#AE9E23, #23AE58, #2334AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFAED6
Lighter +30%#E684C1
Lighter +20%#DE59AB
Lighter +10%#D52F96
Darker −10%#841A5B
Darker −20%#59123E
Darker −30%#2F0920
Darker −40%#040103
More saturated +25%#C8097F
Less saturated −25%#943D73

Channel breakdown

R174
G35
B121
Red174 (68.2%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue322.88°
Saturation (HSL)66.51%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 23 · B 79

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