Recognised as Colour

#AE6CB7

#AE6CB7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#AE6CB7 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 108, 183 and HSL 293°, 34%, 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

#AE6CB7#AE6CB7

HEX#AE6CB7

RGBrgb(174, 108, 183)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4235, 0.7176

RGB percentages68.2%, 42.4%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(292.8, 34.2%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.8, 41%, 71.8%)

CMYK4.9%, 41%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,431,095

CSS custom property--colour: #AE6CB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1

Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#519348

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#637FBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7587B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B07589no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 19.2 Plum · ΔE 20.4 Medium purple · ΔE 21.2 Violet · ΔE 24.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 19.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75B76C

Analogous#886CB7, #B76C9B

Triadic#B7AE6C, #6CB7AE

Split complementary#9AB76C, #6CB789

Tetradic#B7896C, #75B76C, #6C9BB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F5FA

Lighter +30%#E7D3E9

Lighter +20%#D4B0D9

Lighter +10%#C18EC8

Darker −10%#974FA1

Darker −20%#773E7F

Darker −30%#572D5D

Darker −40%#371D3A

More saturated +25%#C351D2

Less saturated −25%#99879C

Channel breakdown

R174

G108

B183

Red174 (68.2%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue292.8°

Saturation (HSL)34.25%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 6C · B B7

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