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Recognised as Colour

#AE537F

  • #AE537F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AE537F is a red with RGB values 174, 83, 127 and HSL 331°, 36%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AE537F#AE537F
HEX#AE537F
RGBrgb(174, 83, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3255, 0.498
RGB percentages68.2%, 32.5%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(331, 36%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331, 52.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 52.3%, 27%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,424,639
CSS custom property--colour: #AE537F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#51AC80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E6880no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#76787Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B94F64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.1Hot pink · ΔE 28.4Indian red · ΔE 29.9Medium violet red · ΔE 30Plum · ΔE 31Light coral · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53AE82
Analogous#AE53AD, #AE5453
Triadic#7FAE53, #537FAE
Split complementary#53AE54, #53ADAE
Tetradic#ADAE53, #53AE82, #5453AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFDEE6
Lighter +30%#DFBBCC
Lighter +20%#CF98B3
Lighter +10%#BE7699
Darker −10%#8C4266
Darker −20%#69324D
Darker −30%#472133
Darker −40%#24111A
More saturated +25%#CE337E
Less saturated −25%#8E7380

Channel breakdown

R174
G83
B127
Red174 (68.2%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue330.99°
Saturation (HSL)35.97%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 53 · B 7F

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