Colour

#AE73AE

#AE73AE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AE73AE is a magenta with RGB values 174, 115, 174 and HSL 300°, 27%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AE73AE#AE73AE

HEX#AE73AE

RGBrgb(174, 115, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.451, 0.6824

RGB percentages68.2%, 45.1%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(300, 26.7%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 33.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 33.9%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,432,878

CSS custom property--colour: #AE73AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1

Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#518C51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F83B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D8AACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B27889no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17 Pale violetred · ΔE 26 Orchid · ΔE 26.4 Medium purple · ΔE 28.4 Violet · ΔE 30.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73AE73

Analogous#9173AE, #AE7391

Triadic#AEAE73, #73AEAE

Split complementary#91AE73, #73AE91

Tetradic#AE9173, #73AE73, #7391AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F4F9

Lighter +30%#E6D4E6

Lighter +20%#D3B4D3

Lighter +10%#C193C1

Darker −10%#975797

Darker −20%#764576

Darker −30%#563256

Darker −40%#361F36

More saturated +25%#CA57CA

Less saturated −25%#928F92

Channel breakdown

R174

G115

B174

Red174 (68.2%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)26.7%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR AE · G 73 · B AE

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Colour values

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