Recognised as Colour

#AE6ABA

#AE6ABA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#AE6ABA is a magenta with RGB values 174, 106, 186 and HSL 291°, 37%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AE6ABA#AE6ABA

HEX#AE6ABA

RGBrgb(174, 106, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4157, 0.7294

RGB percentages68.2%, 41.6%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(291, 36.7%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291, 43%, 72.9%)

CMYK6.5%, 43%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,430,586

CSS custom property--colour: #AE6ABA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.57:1

Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#519545

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F7FBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7286B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B07489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 17.3 Medium purple · ΔE 19.2 Plum · ΔE 22 Violet · ΔE 22.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 17.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#76BA6A

Analogous#866ABA, #BA6A9E

Triadic#BAAE6A, #6ABAAE

Split complementary#9EBA6A, #6ABA86

Tetradic#BA866A, #76BA6A, #6A9EBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAF5FB

Lighter +30%#E7D3EA

Lighter +20%#D4B0DA

Lighter +10%#C18DCA

Darker −10%#974CA5

Darker −20%#773C82

Darker −30%#572C5F

Darker −40%#371C3C

More saturated +25%#C14FD5

Less saturated −25%#9B859F

Channel breakdown

R174

G106

B186

Red174 (68.2%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue291°

Saturation (HSL)36.7%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 6A · B BA

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Colour values

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