Colour

#AE70B0

#AE70B0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AE70B0 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 112, 176 and HSL 298°, 29%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AE70B0#AE70B0

HEX#AE70B0

RGBrgb(174, 112, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4392, 0.6902

RGB percentages68.2%, 43.9%, 69%

HSLhsl(298.1, 28.8%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(298.1, 36.4%, 69%)

CMYK1.1%, 36.4%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,432,112

CSS custom property--colour: #AE70B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1

Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#518F4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B81B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A88AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B17688no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.9 Orchid · ΔE 23.8 Medium purple · ΔE 26.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.1 Violet · ΔE 28.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72B070

Analogous#8E70B0, #B07092

Triadic#B0AE70, #70B0AE

Split complementary#92B070, #70B08E

Tetradic#B08E70, #72B070, #7092B0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F3F9

Lighter +30%#E6D3E6

Lighter +20%#D3B2D4

Lighter +10%#C191C2

Darker −10%#975499

Darker −20%#764278

Darker −30%#563057

Darker −40%#351E36

More saturated +25%#C854CC

Less saturated −25%#948C94

Channel breakdown

R174

G112

B176

Red174 (68.2%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue298.13°

Saturation (HSL)28.83%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 70 · B B0

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Colour values

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