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Recognised as Colour

#AE45C2

  • #AE45C2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AE45C2 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 69, 194 and HSL 290°, 51%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AE45C2#AE45C2
HEX#AE45C2
RGBrgb(174, 69, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2706, 0.7608
RGB percentages68.2%, 27.1%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(290.4, 50.6%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.4, 64.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK10.3%, 64.4%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,421,122
CSS custom property--colour: #AE45C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#51BA3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#236CC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5277BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AF5A7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 5.5Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8Dark magenta · ΔE 17.6Orchid · ΔE 19.1Purple · ΔE 21Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 5.47, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59C245
Analogous#6F45C2, #C24598
Triadic#C2AE45, #45C2AE
Split complementary#98C245, #45C26F
Tetradic#C26F45, #59C245, #4598C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1DFF4
Lighter +30%#E0B8E8
Lighter +20%#CF92DB
Lighter +10%#BF6BCF
Darker −10%#8E34A0
Darker −20%#6C2879
Darker −30%#4A1B53
Darker −40%#280F2C
More saturated +25%#C326E1
Less saturated −25%#9964A3

Channel breakdown

R174
G69
B194
Red174 (68.2%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue290.4°
Saturation (HSL)50.61%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 45 · B C2

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