Recognised as Colour
#AE428D
- #AE428D
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#AE428D is a magenta with RGB values 174, 66, 141 and HSL 318°, 45%, 47%. 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 violet red.
Colour values
#AE428D#AE428D
HEX#AE428D
RGBrgb(174, 66, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2588, 0.5529
RGB percentages68.2%, 25.9%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(318.3, 45%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.3, 62.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 62.1%, 19%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,420,301
CSS custom property--colour: #AE428D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#51BD72
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#42AE63
Analogous#9942AE, #AE4257
Triadic#8DAE42, #428DAE
Split complementary#57AE42, #42AE99
Tetradic#AE9942, #42AE63, #4257AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G66
B141
Red174 (68.2%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue318.33°
Saturation (HSL)45%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 42 · B 8D
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