Colour

#AE72A6

#AE72A6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AE72A6 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 114, 166 and HSL 308°, 27%, 56%. 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

#AE72A6#AE72A6

HEX#AE72A6

RGBrgb(174, 114, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4471, 0.651

RGB percentages68.2%, 44.7%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(308, 27%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308, 34.5%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 34.5%, 4.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,432,614

CSS custom property--colour: #AE72A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1

Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#518D59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7081A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F89A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B37685no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.5 Orchid · ΔE 29.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 30 Thistle · ΔE 31.9 Medium purple · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72AE7A

Analogous#9872AE, #AE7288

Triadic#A6AE72, #72A6AE

Split complementary#88AE72, #72AE98

Tetradic#AE9872, #72AE7A, #7288AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F4F8

Lighter +30%#E6D3E3

Lighter +20%#D3B3CF

Lighter +10%#C192BA

Darker −10%#97568E

Darker −20%#76446F

Darker −30%#563151

Darker −40%#351F32

More saturated +25%#CA56BA

Less saturated −25%#928E92

Channel breakdown

R174

G114

B166

Red174 (68.2%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue308°

Saturation (HSL)27.03%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 72 · B A6

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