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Recognised as Colour

#AE7EAE

  • #AE7EAE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AE7EAE is a magenta with RGB values 174, 126, 174 and HSL 300°, 23%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AE7EAE#AE7EAE
HEX#AE7EAE
RGBrgb(174, 126, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4941, 0.6824
RGB percentages68.2%, 49.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(300, 22.9%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 27.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 27.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,435,694
CSS custom property--colour: #AE7EAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#518151

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B8AB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8690ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B1828Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16Pale violetred · ΔE 26.4Thistle · ΔE 26.6Rosy brown · ΔE 27Light slate grey · ΔE 30Slate grey · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EAE7E
Analogous#967EAE, #AE7E96
Triadic#AEAE7E, #7EAEAE
Split complementary#96AE7E, #7EAE96
Tetradic#AE967E, #7EAE7E, #7E96AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFBFD
Lighter +30%#E9DCE9
Lighter +20%#D5BDD5
Lighter +10%#C29DC2
Darker −10%#996099
Darker −20%#7A4C7A
Darker −30%#5A395A
Darker −40%#3B253B
More saturated +25%#C864C8
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R174
G126
B174
Red174 (68.2%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)22.86%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR AE · G 7E · B AE

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