Colour

#AE408D

#AE408D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#AE408D is a magenta with RGB values 174, 64, 141 and HSL 318°, 46%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AE408D#AE408D

HEX#AE408D

RGBrgb(174, 64, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.251, 0.5529

RGB percentages68.2%, 25.1%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(318, 46.2%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318, 63.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 63.2%, 19%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,419,789

CSS custom property--colour: #AE408D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1

Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#51BF72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#475F8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#68718Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B84261no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.4 Orchid · ΔE 23 Purple · ΔE 23.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.4 Hot pink · ΔE 25 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40AE61

Analogous#9840AE, #AE4056

Triadic#8DAE40, #408DAE

Split complementary#56AE40, #40AE98

Tetradic#AE9840, #40AE61, #4056AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDCDE3

Lighter +30%#DFA8CF

Lighter +20%#D183BA

Lighter +10%#C45DA5

Darker −10%#89326F

Darker −20%#632551

Darker −30%#3E1732

Darker −40%#190914

More saturated +25%#CC2299

Less saturated −25%#905E81

Channel breakdown

R174

G64

B141

Red174 (68.2%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue318°

Saturation (HSL)46.22%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 40 · B 8D

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