Recognised as Colour

#AE72A8

#AE72A8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AE72A8 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 114, 168 and HSL 306°, 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

#AE72A8#AE72A8

HEX#AE72A8

RGBrgb(174, 114, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4471, 0.6588

RGB percentages68.2%, 44.7%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(306, 27%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306, 34.5%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 34.5%, 3.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,432,616

CSS custom property--colour: #AE72A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1

Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#518D57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7081AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F89A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B37686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.1 Orchid · ΔE 28.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 31 Medium purple · ΔE 31.2 Thistle · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72AE78

Analogous#9672AE, #AE728A

Triadic#A8AE72, #72A8AE

Split complementary#8AAE72, #72AE96

Tetradic#AE9672, #72AE78, #728AAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F4F8

Lighter +30%#E6D3E4

Lighter +20%#D3B3D0

Lighter +10%#C192BC

Darker −10%#975690

Darker −20%#764471

Darker −30%#563152

Darker −40%#351F33

More saturated +25%#CA56BE

Less saturated −25%#928E92

Channel breakdown

R174

G114

B168

Red174 (68.2%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue306°

Saturation (HSL)27.03%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 72 · B A8

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Colour harmonies

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