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Recognised as Colour

#AE77A0

  • #AE77A0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AE77A0 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 119, 160 and HSL 315°, 25%, 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

#AE77A0#AE77A0
HEX#AE77A0
RGBrgb(174, 119, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4667, 0.6275
RGB percentages68.2%, 46.7%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(315.3, 25.3%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.3, 31.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 31.6%, 8%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,433,888
CSS custom property--colour: #AE77A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2473WCAG 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 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#51885F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7883A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#858B9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B47985no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.2Pale violetred · ΔE 22.5Rosy brown · ΔE 23.8Thistle · ΔE 27.9Light pink · ΔE 30.4Light slate grey · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77AE85
Analogous#A077AE, #AE7785
Triadic#A0AE77, #77A0AE
Split complementary#85AE77, #77AEA1
Tetradic#AEA077, #77AE85, #7785AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF7F9
Lighter +30%#E7D7E3
Lighter +20%#D4B7CD
Lighter +10%#C197B6
Darker −10%#985A88
Darker −20%#78476B
Darker −30%#58344F
Darker −40%#382132
More saturated +25%#C95CAD
Less saturated −25%#939293

Channel breakdown

R174
G119
B160
Red174 (68.2%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue315.27°
Saturation (HSL)25.35%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 77 · B A0

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