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Recognised as Colour

#AE84AE

  • #AE84AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AE84AE is a magenta with RGB values 174, 132, 174 and HSL 300°, 21%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AE84AE#AE84AE
HEX#AE84AE
RGBrgb(174, 132, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5176, 0.6824
RGB percentages68.2%, 51.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(300, 20.6%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 24.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 24.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,437,230
CSS custom property--colour: #AE84AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#517B51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#818EB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B93ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B18793no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17Thistle · ΔE 23.1Rosy brown · ΔE 23.6Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5Slate grey · ΔE 27.1Pale violetred · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84AE84
Analogous#9984AE, #AE8499
Triadic#AEAE84, #84AEAE
Split complementary#99AE84, #84AE99
Tetradic#AE9984, #84AE84, #8499AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE0EB
Lighter +20%#D7C2D7
Lighter +10%#C2A3C2
Darker −10%#9A659A
Darker −20%#7B517B
Darker −30%#5C3D5C
Darker −40%#3E293E
More saturated +25%#C86BC8
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R174
G132
B174
Red174 (68.2%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)20.59%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR AE · G 84 · B AE

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