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Recognised as Colour

#AE3974

  • #AE3974
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AE3974 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 57, 116 and HSL 330°, 51%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AE3974#AE3974
HEX#AE3974
RGBrgb(174, 57, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2235, 0.4549
RGB percentages68.2%, 22.4%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(329.7, 50.6%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.7, 67.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 67.2%, 33.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,417,972
CSS custom property--colour: #AE3974;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#51C68B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C5876no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6D71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BB3152no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 19.7Pale violetred · ΔE 20.7Hot pink · ΔE 25.3Purple · ΔE 32.2Indian red · ΔE 32.6Orchid · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 19.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39AE73
Analogous#AE39AE, #AE3939
Triadic#74AE39, #3974AE
Split complementary#3AAE39, #39AEAD
Tetradic#AEAD39, #39AE73, #393AAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECC7DA
Lighter +30%#E0A0C0
Lighter +20%#D37AA7
Lighter +10%#C7538D
Darker −10%#882C5A
Darker −20%#612041
Darker −30%#3B1327
Darker −40%#14070E
More saturated +25%#CB1C74
Less saturated −25%#915674

Channel breakdown

R174
G57
B116
Red174 (68.2%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue329.74°
Saturation (HSL)50.65%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 39 · B 74

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