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Recognised as Colour

#AE45A3

  • #AE45A3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AE45A3 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 69, 163 and HSL 306°, 43%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AE45A3#AE45A3
HEX#AE45A3
RGBrgb(174, 69, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2706, 0.6392
RGB percentages68.2%, 27.1%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(306.3, 43.2%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.3, 60.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 60.3%, 6.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,421,091
CSS custom property--colour: #AE45A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#51BA5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4166A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6274A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original
Tritanopia#B54E6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.5Dark magenta · ΔE 18.4Purple · ΔE 18.7Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Medium violet red · ΔE 22.5Violet · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45AE50
Analogous#8445AE, #AE456F
Triadic#A3AE45, #45A3AE
Split complementary#6FAE45, #45AE84
Tetradic#AE8445, #45AE50, #456FAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDD2EA
Lighter +30%#DFADD9
Lighter +20%#D089C9
Lighter +10%#C264B8
Darker −10%#893781
Darker −20%#65285F
Darker −30%#401A3C
Darker −40%#1C0B1A
More saturated +25%#CC27BB
Less saturated −25%#90638B

Channel breakdown

R174
G69
B163
Red174 (68.2%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue306.29°
Saturation (HSL)43.21%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 45 · B A3

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