Colour

#AE3AC3

#AE3AC3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#AE3AC3 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 58, 195 and HSL 291°, 54%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AE3AC3#AE3AC3

HEX#AE3AC3

RGBrgb(174, 58, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2275, 0.7647

RGB percentages68.2%, 22.7%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(290.8, 54.2%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.8, 70.3%, 76.5%)

CMYK10.8%, 70.3%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,418,307

CSS custom property--colour: #AE3AC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#51C53C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4973C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AF537Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 11.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.8 Purple · ΔE 22 Orchid · ΔE 23.5 Dark violet · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4FC33A

Analogous#6A3AC3, #C33A93

Triadic#C3AE3A, #3AC3AE

Split complementary#93C33A, #3AC36A

Tetradic#C36A3A, #4FC33A, #3A93C3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EED6F3

Lighter +30%#DFAFE7

Lighter +20%#CF88DB

Lighter +10%#BF60D0

Darker −10%#8B2E9C

Darker −20%#682374

Darker −30%#45174D

Darker −40%#220B26

More saturated +25%#C41AE3

Less saturated −25%#985AA3

Channel breakdown

R174

G58

B195

Red174 (68.2%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue290.8°

Saturation (HSL)54.15%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 3A · B C3

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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