Recognised as Colour

#AE28BC

#AE28BC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AE28BC is a magenta with RGB values 174, 40, 188 and HSL 294°, 65%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AE28BC#AE28BC

HEX#AE28BC

RGBrgb(174, 40, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1569, 0.7373

RGB percentages68.2%, 15.7%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(294.3, 64.9%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.3, 78.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK7.4%, 78.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,413,692

CSS custom property--colour: #AE28BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#51D743

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original

Deuteranopia#456EB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original

Tritanopia#B14672no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 17 Purple · ΔE 21.8 Dark violet · ΔE 23.1 Blue violet · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#36BC28

Analogous#6428BC, #BC2880

Triadic#BCAE28, #28BCAE

Split complementary#80BC28, #28BC64

Tetradic#BC6428, #36BC28, #2880BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EDBFF1

Lighter +30%#E095E8

Lighter +20%#D46BDF

Lighter +10%#C841D6

Darker −10%#871F92

Darker −20%#601668

Darker −30%#390D3E

Darker −40%#120414

More saturated +25%#C50CD9

Less saturated −25%#9745A0

Channel breakdown

R174

G40

B188

Red174 (68.2%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue294.32°

Saturation (HSL)64.91%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 28 · B BC

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