Recognised as Colour
#AE659D
- #AE659D
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#AE659D is a magenta with RGB values 174, 101, 157 and HSL 314°, 31%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#AE659D#AE659D
HEX#AE659D
RGBrgb(174, 101, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3961, 0.6157
RGB percentages68.2%, 39.6%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(314, 31.1%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314, 42%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 42%, 9.8%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,429,277
CSS custom property--colour: #AE659D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2074WCAG 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 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#519A62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#65AE76
Analogous#9A65AE, #AE6579
Triadic#9DAE65, #659DAE
Split complementary#78AE65, #65AE9A
Tetradic#AE9B65, #65AE76, #6579AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G101
B157
Red174 (68.2%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue313.97°
Saturation (HSL)31.06%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 65 · B 9D
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