Recognised as Colour

#AE39AE

#AE39AE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#AE39AE is a magenta with RGB values 174, 57, 174 and HSL 300°, 51%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AE39AE#AE39AE

HEX#AE39AE

RGBrgb(174, 57, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2235, 0.6824

RGB percentages68.2%, 22.4%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(300, 50.6%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 67.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 67.2%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,418,030

CSS custom property--colour: #AE39AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1

Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#51C651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2862B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5771ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B3496Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12 Dark magenta · ΔE 13.1 Purple · ΔE 16.2 Orchid · ΔE 18.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#39AE39

Analogous#7439AE, #AE3974

Triadic#AEAE39, #39AEAE

Split complementary#74AE39, #39AE74

Tetradic#AE7439, #39AE39, #3974AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECC7EC

Lighter +30%#E0A0E0

Lighter +20%#D37AD3

Lighter +10%#C753C7

Darker −10%#882C88

Darker −20%#612061

Darker −30%#3B133B

Darker −40%#140714

More saturated +25%#CB1CCB

Less saturated −25%#915691

Channel breakdown

R174

G57

B174

Red174 (68.2%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)50.65%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR AE · G 39 · B AE

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