Colour

#AE45AC

#AE45AC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#AE45AC is a magenta with RGB values 174, 69, 172 and HSL 301°, 43%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AE45AC#AE45AC

HEX#AE45AC

RGBrgb(174, 69, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2706, 0.6745

RGB percentages68.2%, 27.1%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(301.1, 43.2%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.1, 60.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 60.3%, 1.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,421,100

CSS custom property--colour: #AE45AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#51BA53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A67AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E75A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B35172no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3 Orchid · ΔE 15.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.5 Purple · ΔE 17.8 Violet · ΔE 22.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#45AE47

Analogous#7B45AE, #AE4578

Triadic#ACAE45, #45ACAE

Split complementary#78AE45, #45AE7B

Tetradic#AE7B45, #45AE47, #4578AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDD2ED

Lighter +30%#DFADDE

Lighter +20%#D089CF

Lighter +10%#C264C0

Darker −10%#893788

Darker −20%#652864

Darker −30%#401A40

Darker −40%#1C0B1C

More saturated +25%#CC27C9

Less saturated −25%#90638F

Channel breakdown

R174

G69

B172

Red174 (68.2%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue301.14°

Saturation (HSL)43.21%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 45 · B AC

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