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Recognised as Colour

#AE2D7B

  • #AE2D7B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AE2D7B is a magenta with RGB values 174, 45, 123 and HSL 324°, 59%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AE2D7B#AE2D7B
HEX#AE2D7B
RGBrgb(174, 45, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1765, 0.4824
RGB percentages68.2%, 17.6%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(323.7, 58.9%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.7, 74.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 74.1%, 29.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,414,907
CSS custom property--colour: #AE2D7B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#51D284

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#40547Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#666B78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BB2750no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.3Hot pink · ΔE 24.8Purple · ΔE 25.4Dark magenta · ΔE 26.6Pale violetred · ΔE 26.9Orchid · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DAE60
Analogous#A12DAE, #AE2D3A
Triadic#7BAE2D, #2D7BAE
Split complementary#3BAE2D, #2DAEA1
Tetradic#AEA12D, #2DAE60, #2D3AAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDBAD9
Lighter +30%#E391C3
Lighter +20%#D869AC
Lighter +10%#CE4096
Darker −10%#85235E
Darker −20%#5D1842
Darker −30%#340E25
Darker −40%#0C0308
More saturated +25%#C91281
Less saturated −25%#934875

Channel breakdown

R174
G45
B123
Red174 (68.2%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue323.72°
Saturation (HSL)58.9%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 2D · B 7B

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