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Recognised as Colour

#AE75A2

  • #AE75A2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AE75A2 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 117, 162 and HSL 313°, 26%, 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

#AE75A2#AE75A2
HEX#AE75A2
RGBrgb(174, 117, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4588, 0.6353
RGB percentages68.2%, 45.9%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(312.6, 26%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.6, 32.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 32.8%, 6.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,433,378
CSS custom property--colour: #AE75A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#518A5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7582A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#838AA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B37785no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 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 text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.6Pale violetred · ΔE 22.6Rosy brown · ΔE 26Thistle · ΔE 29.3Light pink · ΔE 31.8Light slate grey · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75AE81
Analogous#9E75AE, #AE7585
Triadic#A2AE75, #75A2AE
Split complementary#85AE75, #75AE9E
Tetradic#AE9E75, #75AE81, #7585AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F6F9
Lighter +30%#E7D5E3
Lighter +20%#D4B5CD
Lighter +10%#C195B8
Darker −10%#97598A
Darker −20%#77466D
Darker −30%#57334F
Darker −40%#372032
More saturated +25%#C95AB2
Less saturated −25%#939092

Channel breakdown

R174
G117
B162
Red174 (68.2%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue312.63°
Saturation (HSL)26.03%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 75 · B A2

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