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Recognised as Colour

#AE2BC6

  • #AE2BC6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AE2BC6 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 43, 198 and HSL 291°, 64%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AE2BC6#AE2BC6
HEX#AE2BC6
RGBrgb(174, 43, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1686, 0.7765
RGB percentages68.2%, 16.9%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(290.7, 64.3%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.7, 78.3%, 77.6%)
CMYK12.1%, 78.3%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,414,470
CSS custom property--colour: #AE2BC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#51D439

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E70C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AF4C79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.7Medium orchid · ΔE 15.1Dark violet · ΔE 19.1Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8Blue violet · ΔE 21.7Purple · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.73, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43C62B
Analogous#612BC6, #C62B90
Triadic#C6AE2B, #2BC6AE
Split complementary#91C62B, #2BC660
Tetradic#C6602B, #43C62B, #2B90C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDCAF3
Lighter +30%#DFA0EA
Lighter +20%#D176E1
Lighter +10%#C24CD8
Darker −10%#89229C
Darker −20%#641972
Darker −30%#401048
Darker −40%#1B071E
More saturated +25%#C30DE4
Less saturated −25%#9949A8

Channel breakdown

R174
G43
B198
Red174 (68.2%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue290.71°
Saturation (HSL)64.32%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 2B · B C6

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