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Recognised as Colour

#AE3AB0

  • #AE3AB0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AE3AB0 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 58, 176 and HSL 299°, 50%, 46%. 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

#AE3AB0#AE3AB0
HEX#AE3AB0
RGBrgb(174, 58, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2275, 0.6902
RGB percentages68.2%, 22.7%, 69%
HSLhsl(299, 50.4%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299, 67%, 69%)
CMYK1.1%, 67%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,418,288
CSS custom property--colour: #AE3AB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#51C54F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2763B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5672ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B34B70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.2Dark magenta · ΔE 13.3Purple · ΔE 16.5Orchid · ΔE 18.7Dark orchid · ΔE 21Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3CB03A
Analogous#733AB0, #B03A77
Triadic#B0AE3A, #3AB0AE
Split complementary#77B03A, #3AB073
Tetradic#B0733A, #3CB03A, #3A77B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDC9ED
Lighter +30%#DFA2E1
Lighter +20%#D27CD4
Lighter +10%#C556C7
Darker −10%#882D8A
Darker −20%#622163
Darker −30%#3C143D
Darker −40%#160717
More saturated +25%#CA1DCD
Less saturated −25%#925793

Channel breakdown

R174
G58
B176
Red174 (68.2%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue298.98°
Saturation (HSL)50.43%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 3A · B B0

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