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Recognised as Colour

#AE299A

  • #AE299A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AE299A is a magenta with RGB values 174, 41, 154 and HSL 309°, 62%, 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

#AE299A#AE299A
HEX#AE299A
RGBrgb(174, 41, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1608, 0.6039
RGB percentages68.2%, 16.1%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(309, 61.9%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309, 76.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 76.4%, 11.5%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,413,914
CSS custom property--colour: #AE299A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#51D665

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#28589Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#596C97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B7355Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.4Purple · ΔE 14.5Medium violet red · ΔE 18.1Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Orchid · ΔE 22Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29AE3D
Analogous#8029AE, #AE2957
Triadic#9AAE29, #299AAE
Split complementary#57AE29, #29AE80
Tetradic#AE8029, #29AE3D, #2957AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEB5E5
Lighter +30%#E48CD7
Lighter +20%#DA63C8
Lighter +10%#D03ABA
Darker −10%#851F75
Darker −20%#5B1651
Darker −30%#320C2C
Darker −40%#090208
More saturated +25%#C90EAD
Less saturated −25%#934487

Channel breakdown

R174
G41
B154
Red174 (68.2%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue309.02°
Saturation (HSL)61.86%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 29 · B 9A

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