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Recognised as Colour

#AE4B91

  • #AE4B91
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AE4B91 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 75, 145 and HSL 318°, 40%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AE4B91#AE4B91
HEX#AE4B91
RGBrgb(174, 75, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2941, 0.5686
RGB percentages68.2%, 29.4%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(317.6, 39.8%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.6, 56.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 56.9%, 16.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,422,609
CSS custom property--colour: #AE4B91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#51B46E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#506693no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D758Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B74D67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22.7Orchid · ΔE 22.8Pale violetred · ΔE 24.1Hot pink · ΔE 25.5Purple · ΔE 26.4Dark magenta · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BAE68
Analogous#994BAE, #AE4B60
Triadic#91AE4B, #4B91AE
Split complementary#60AE4B, #4BAE99
Tetradic#AE9A4B, #4BAE68, #4B60AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED7E7
Lighter +30%#DEB4D2
Lighter +20%#CF90BD
Lighter +10%#C06CA7
Darker −10%#8A3C73
Darker −20%#672C56
Darker −30%#431D38
Darker −40%#1F0E1A
More saturated +25%#CD2C9E
Less saturated −25%#8F6A84

Channel breakdown

R174
G75
B145
Red174 (68.2%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue317.58°
Saturation (HSL)39.76%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 4B · B 91

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