Colour
#AE66A1
- #AE66A1
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#AE66A1 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 102, 161 and HSL 311°, 31%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#AE66A1#AE66A1
HEX#AE66A1
RGBrgb(174, 102, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4, 0.6314
RGB percentages68.2%, 40%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(310.8, 30.8%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.8, 41.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 41.4%, 7.5%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,429,537
CSS custom property--colour: #AE66A1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#51995E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#66AE73
Analogous#9766AE, #AE667D
Triadic#A1AE66, #66A1AE
Split complementary#7DAE66, #66AE97
Tetradic#AE9766, #66AE73, #667DAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G102
B161
Red174 (68.2%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue310.83°
Saturation (HSL)30.77%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 66 · B A1
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