Recognised as Colour
#AE33BD
- #AE33BD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium orchid
#AE33BD is a magenta with RGB values 174, 51, 189 and HSL 293°, 58%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.
Colour values
#AE33BD#AE33BD
HEX#AE33BD
RGBrgb(174, 51, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2, 0.7412
RGB percentages68.2%, 20%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(293.5, 57.5%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.5, 73%, 74.1%)
CMYK7.9%, 73%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,416,509
CSS custom property--colour: #AE33BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#51CC42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#42BD33
Analogous#6933BD, #BD3387
Triadic#BDAE33, #33BDAE
Split complementary#87BD33, #33BD69
Tetradic#BD6933, #42BD33, #3387BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G51
B189
Red174 (68.2%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue293.48°
Saturation (HSL)57.5%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 33 · B BD
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