Colour

#AE70B5

#AE70B5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AE70B5 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 112, 181 and HSL 294°, 32%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AE70B5#AE70B5

HEX#AE70B5

RGBrgb(174, 112, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4392, 0.7098

RGB percentages68.2%, 43.9%, 71%

HSLhsl(293.9, 31.8%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.9, 38.1%, 71%)

CMYK3.9%, 38.1%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,432,117

CSS custom property--colour: #AE70B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#518F4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6982B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#7989B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B0778Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.3 Orchid · ΔE 21.9 Medium purple · ΔE 23.5 Violet · ΔE 26.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 29 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77B570

Analogous#8C70B5, #B57099

Triadic#B5AE70, #70B5AE

Split complementary#9AB570, #70B58B

Tetradic#B58B70, #77B570, #709AB5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF6FB

Lighter +30%#E7D5E9

Lighter +20%#D4B3D8

Lighter +10%#C192C6

Darker −10%#98539F

Darker −20%#78417E

Darker −30%#58305C

Darker −40%#381E3B

More saturated +25%#C455D0

Less saturated −25%#988B9A

Channel breakdown

R174

G112

B181

Red174 (68.2%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue293.91°

Saturation (HSL)31.8%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 70 · B B5

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Colour values

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