Recognised as Colour
#AE8099
- #AE8099
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AE8099 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 128, 153 and HSL 327°, 22%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AE8099#AE8099
HEX#AE8099
RGBrgb(174, 128, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.502, 0.6
RGB percentages68.2%, 50.2%, 60%
HSLhsl(327.4, 22.1%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.4, 26.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 26.4%, 12.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,436,185
CSS custom property--colour: #AE8099;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#517F66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#80AE95
Analogous#AC80AE, #AE8082
Triadic#99AE80, #8099AE
Split complementary#82AE80, #80AEAC
Tetradic#AEAC80, #80AE95, #8082AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G128
B153
Red174 (68.2%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue327.39°
Saturation (HSL)22.12%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 80 · B 99
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