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Recognised as Colour

#AE4ABA

  • #AE4ABA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AE4ABA is a magenta with RGB values 174, 74, 186 and HSL 294°, 45%, 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

#AE4ABA#AE4ABA
HEX#AE4ABA
RGBrgb(174, 74, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2902, 0.7294
RGB percentages68.2%, 29%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(293.6, 44.8%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.6, 60.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK6.5%, 60.2%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,422,394
CSS custom property--colour: #AE4ABA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#51B545

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#356CBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A78B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B15A7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.6Orchid · ΔE 15.4Dark magenta · ΔE 17.5Purple · ΔE 19.7Violet · ΔE 21.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.64, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56BA4A
Analogous#764ABA, #BA4A8E
Triadic#BAAE4A, #4ABAAE
Split complementary#8EBA4A, #4ABA76
Tetradic#BA764A, #56BA4A, #4A8EBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0DEF2
Lighter +30%#E0B9E4
Lighter +20%#CF94D6
Lighter +10%#BF6FC8
Darker −10%#8D3A97
Darker −20%#6B2C72
Darker −30%#481E4D
Darker −40%#260F29
More saturated +25%#C72BD9
Less saturated −25%#95699B

Channel breakdown

R174
G74
B186
Red174 (68.2%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue293.57°
Saturation (HSL)44.8%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 4A · B BA

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