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Recognised as Colour

#AE427F

  • #AE427F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AE427F is a magenta with RGB values 174, 66, 127 and HSL 326°, 45%, 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 Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AE427F#AE427F
HEX#AE427F
RGBrgb(174, 66, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2588, 0.498
RGB percentages68.2%, 25.9%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(326.1, 45%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.1, 62.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 62.1%, 27%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,420,287
CSS custom property--colour: #AE427F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#51BD80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F5E81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D717Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BA3E5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.5Medium violet red · ΔE 20.9Hot pink · ΔE 24.9Orchid · ΔE 29.3Purple · ΔE 30.1Dark magenta · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42AE71
Analogous#A742AE, #AE4249
Triadic#7FAE42, #427FAE
Split complementary#49AE42, #42AEA7
Tetradic#AEA742, #42AE71, #4249AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDCFE0
Lighter +30%#DFAAC8
Lighter +20%#D185B0
Lighter +10%#C36098
Darker −10%#893464
Darker −20%#642649
Darker −30%#3F182E
Darker −40%#1A0A13
More saturated +25%#CC2483
Less saturated −25%#90607B

Channel breakdown

R174
G66
B127
Red174 (68.2%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue326.11°
Saturation (HSL)45%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 42 · B 7F

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