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Recognised as Colour

#AE2897

  • #AE2897
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AE2897 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 40, 151 and HSL 310°, 63%, 42%. 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

#AE2897#AE2897
HEX#AE2897
RGBrgb(174, 40, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1569, 0.5922
RGB percentages68.2%, 15.7%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(310.3, 62.6%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.3, 77%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 77%, 13.2%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,413,655
CSS custom property--colour: #AE2897;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#51D768

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A579Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A6B94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B7325Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13Purple · ΔE 14.8Medium violet red · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Orchid · ΔE 22.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28AE3F
Analogous#8228AE, #AE2854
Triadic#97AE28, #2897AE
Split complementary#54AE28, #28AE82
Tetradic#AE8228, #28AE3F, #2854AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEB4E4
Lighter +30%#E48BD5
Lighter +20%#DB61C6
Lighter +10%#D138B7
Darker −10%#851E73
Darker −20%#5B154F
Darker −30%#320B2B
Darker −40%#080207
More saturated +25%#C90DA9
Less saturated −25%#934385

Channel breakdown

R174
G40
B151
Red174 (68.2%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue310.3°
Saturation (HSL)62.62%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 28 · B 97

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