Recognised as Colour

#AE2D81

#AE2D81
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#AE2D81 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 45, 129 and HSL 321°, 59%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AE2D81#AE2D81

HEX#AE2D81

RGBrgb(174, 45, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1765, 0.5059

RGB percentages68.2%, 17.6%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(320.9, 58.9%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320.9, 74.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 74.1%, 25.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,414,913

CSS custom property--colour: #AE2D81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#51D27E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D5583no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#646B7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BA2A53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.6 Purple · ΔE 22.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.5 Hot pink · ΔE 25.1 Orchid · ΔE 27.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2DAE5A

Analogous#9B2DAE, #AE2D40

Triadic#81AE2D, #2D81AE

Split complementary#40AE2D, #2DAE9B

Tetradic#AE9B2D, #2DAE5A, #2D40AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDBADB

Lighter +30%#E391C6

Lighter +20%#D869B1

Lighter +10%#CE409C

Darker −10%#852363

Darker −20%#5D1845

Darker −30%#340E27

Darker −40%#0C0309

More saturated +25%#C91289

Less saturated −25%#934879

Channel breakdown

R174

G45

B129

Red174 (68.2%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue320.93°

Saturation (HSL)58.9%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 2D · B 81

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