Recognised as Colour

#AE4E8F

#AE4E8F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#AE4E8F is a magenta with RGB values 174, 78, 143 and HSL 319°, 38%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AE4E8F#AE4E8F

HEX#AE4E8F

RGBrgb(174, 78, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3059, 0.5608

RGB percentages68.2%, 30.6%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(319.4, 38.1%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(319.4, 55.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 55.2%, 17.8%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,423,375

CSS custom property--colour: #AE4E8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1

Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#51B170

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#546791no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F768Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B84F68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 22.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.2 Orchid · ΔE 24.3 Hot pink · ΔE 25.7 Purple · ΔE 28.6 Plum · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 22.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4EAE6D

Analogous#9D4EAE, #AE4E5F

Triadic#8FAE4E, #4E8FAE

Split complementary#5FAE4E, #4EAE9D

Tetradic#AE9D4E, #4EAE6D, #4E5FAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEDAE8

Lighter +30%#DEB6D2

Lighter +20%#CF93BC

Lighter +10%#BF70A5

Darker −10%#8B3E72

Darker −20%#682E55

Darker −30%#441F38

Darker −40%#210F1B

More saturated +25%#CE2F9A

Less saturated −25%#8F6E84

Channel breakdown

R174

G78

B143

Red174 (68.2%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue319.38°

Saturation (HSL)38.1%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 4E · B 8F

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