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Recognised as Colour

#AE81AE

  • #AE81AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AE81AE is a magenta with RGB values 174, 129, 174 and HSL 300°, 22%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AE81AE#AE81AE
HEX#AE81AE
RGBrgb(174, 129, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5059, 0.6824
RGB percentages68.2%, 50.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(300, 21.7%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 25.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 25.9%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,436,462
CSS custom property--colour: #AE81AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#517E51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E8CB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#8892ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B18591no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.4Thistle · ΔE 24.9Rosy brown · ΔE 25.3Pale violetred · ΔE 26.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2Slate grey · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81AE81
Analogous#9881AE, #AE8198
Triadic#AEAE81, #81AEAE
Split complementary#98AE81, #81AE98
Tetradic#AE9881, #81AE81, #8198AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFE
Lighter +30%#EADEEA
Lighter +20%#D6BFD6
Lighter +10%#C2A0C2
Darker −10%#996399
Darker −20%#7A4F7A
Darker −30%#5B3B5B
Darker −40%#3C273C
More saturated +25%#C867C8
Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R174
G129
B174
Red174 (68.2%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)21.74%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR AE · G 81 · B AE

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