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Recognised as Colour

#AE5ABC

  • #AE5ABC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AE5ABC is a magenta with RGB values 174, 90, 188 and HSL 291°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AE5ABC#AE5ABC
HEX#AE5ABC
RGBrgb(174, 90, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3529, 0.7373
RGB percentages68.2%, 35.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(291.4, 42.2%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 52.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK7.4%, 52.1%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,426,492
CSS custom property--colour: #AE5ABC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#51A543

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A75BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#657FB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B06783no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13Medium orchid · ΔE 14.4Medium purple · ΔE 18Violet · ΔE 19.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2Dark magenta · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68BC5A
Analogous#7D5ABC, #BC5A99
Triadic#BCAE5A, #5ABCAE
Split complementary#99BC5A, #5ABC7D
Tetradic#BC7D5A, #68BC5A, #5A99BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5EBF7
Lighter +30%#E3C7E8
Lighter +20%#D2A3D9
Lighter +10%#C07ECB
Darker −10%#9442A1
Darker −20%#73337D
Darker −30%#512459
Darker −40%#301535
More saturated +25%#C33DD9
Less saturated −25%#99779F

Channel breakdown

R174
G90
B188
Red174 (68.2%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue291.43°
Saturation (HSL)42.24%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 5A · B BC

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