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Recognised as Colour

#AE48BB

  • #AE48BB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AE48BB is a magenta with RGB values 174, 72, 187 and HSL 293°, 46%, 51%. 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

#AE48BB#AE48BB
HEX#AE48BB
RGBrgb(174, 72, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2824, 0.7333
RGB percentages68.2%, 28.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(293.2, 45.8%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.2, 61.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK7%, 61.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,421,883
CSS custom property--colour: #AE48BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#51B744

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#316CBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5877B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B1597Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.8Orchid · ΔE 16.2Dark magenta · ΔE 17Purple · ΔE 19.6Dark orchid · ΔE 20.5Violet · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.76, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55BB48
Analogous#7448BB, #BB488F
Triadic#BBAE48, #48BBAE
Split complementary#8FBB48, #48BB74
Tetradic#BB7448, #55BB48, #488FBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0DDF2
Lighter +30%#DFB8E4
Lighter +20%#CF92D7
Lighter +10%#BE6DC9
Darker −10%#8D3898
Darker −20%#6A2B72
Darker −30%#481D4D
Darker −40%#250F28
More saturated +25%#C629DA
Less saturated −25%#96679C

Channel breakdown

R174
G72
B187
Red174 (68.2%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue293.22°
Saturation (HSL)45.82%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 48 · B BB

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