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Recognised as Colour

#AE59B8

  • #AE59B8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AE59B8 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 89, 184 and HSL 294°, 40%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AE59B8#AE59B8
HEX#AE59B8
RGBrgb(174, 89, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.349, 0.7216
RGB percentages68.2%, 34.9%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(293.7, 40.1%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.7, 51.6%, 72.2%)
CMYK5.4%, 51.6%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,426,232
CSS custom property--colour: #AE59B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#51A647

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C74BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#667EB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B16580no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.2Medium orchid · ΔE 15.9Medium purple · ΔE 19.2Violet · ΔE 19.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6Dark magenta · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63B859
Analogous#7F59B8, #B85992
Triadic#B8AE59, #59B8AE
Split complementary#92B859, #59B87F
Tetradic#B87F59, #63B859, #5992B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E8F5
Lighter +30%#E2C4E6
Lighter +20%#D1A0D7
Lighter +10%#BF7DC7
Darker −10%#92439B
Darker −20%#713378
Darker −30%#4F2454
Darker −40%#2D1530
More saturated +25%#C53BD6
Less saturated −25%#97779A

Channel breakdown

R174
G89
B184
Red174 (68.2%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue293.68°
Saturation (HSL)40.08%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 59 · B B8

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