Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#AE2E81

  • #AE2E81
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AE2E81 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 46, 129 and HSL 321°, 58%, 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

#AE2E81#AE2E81
HEX#AE2E81
RGBrgb(174, 46, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1804, 0.5059
RGB percentages68.2%, 18%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(321.1, 58.2%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.1, 73.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 73.6%, 25.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,415,169
CSS custom property--colour: #AE2E81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#51D17E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E5583no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#656B7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BA2B54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.9Purple · ΔE 22.8Dark magenta · ΔE 23.8Hot pink · ΔE 25Orchid · ΔE 27.1Pale violetred · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2EAE5B
Analogous#9B2EAE, #AE2E41
Triadic#81AE2E, #2E81AE
Split complementary#41AE2E, #2EAE9B
Tetradic#AE9B2E, #2EAE5B, #2E41AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDBBDB
Lighter +30%#E293C6
Lighter +20%#D86AB1
Lighter +10%#CD429C
Darker −10%#862363
Darker −20%#5D1945
Darker −30%#350E27
Darker −40%#0D0309
More saturated +25%#CA1289
Less saturated −25%#934A79

Channel breakdown

R174
G46
B129
Red174 (68.2%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue321.09°
Saturation (HSL)58.18%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 2E · B 81

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “ae2e81” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.