Colour

#AE74AF

#AE74AF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AE74AF is a magenta with RGB values 174, 116, 175 and HSL 299°, 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

#AE74AF#AE74AF

HEX#AE74AF

RGBrgb(174, 116, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4549, 0.6863

RGB percentages68.2%, 45.5%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(299, 26.9%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299, 33.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK0.6%, 33.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,433,135

CSS custom property--colour: #AE74AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1

Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#518B50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F83B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E8BADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B1798Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.3 Orchid · ΔE 26.5 Medium purple · ΔE 28.3 Violet · ΔE 30.8 Thistle · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75AF74

Analogous#9174AF, #AF7492

Triadic#AFAE74, #74AFAE

Split complementary#93AF74, #74AF90

Tetradic#AF9074, #75AF74, #7492AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F5FA

Lighter +30%#E7D5E7

Lighter +20%#D4B5D4

Lighter +10%#C194C2

Darker −10%#975898

Darker −20%#774578

Darker −30%#573258

Darker −40%#372037

More saturated +25%#C859CA

Less saturated −25%#948F94

Channel breakdown

R174

G116

B175

Red174 (68.2%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue298.98°

Saturation (HSL)26.94%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 74 · B AF

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Colour values

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