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Recognised as Colour

#AE52AD

  • #AE52AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AE52AD is a magenta with RGB values 174, 82, 173 and HSL 301°, 36%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AE52AD#AE52AD
HEX#AE52AD
RGBrgb(174, 82, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3216, 0.6784
RGB percentages68.2%, 32.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(300.7, 36.2%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.7, 52.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 52.9%, 0.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,424,429
CSS custom property--colour: #AE52AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#51AD52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A6EB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#667AAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B35C78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.4Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2Violet · ΔE 21.6Dark magenta · ΔE 22Purple · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52AE53
Analogous#8152AE, #AE527F
Triadic#ADAE52, #52ADAE
Split complementary#7FAE52, #52AE81
Tetradic#AE8152, #52AE53, #527FAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFDDEF
Lighter +30%#DFBADE
Lighter +20%#CF97CE
Lighter +10%#BE75BD
Darker −10%#8C418B
Darker −20%#693168
Darker −30%#462146
Darker −40%#231123
More saturated +25%#CE32CC
Less saturated −25%#8E728E

Channel breakdown

R174
G82
B173
Red174 (68.2%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue300.65°
Saturation (HSL)36.22%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 52 · B AD

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