Colour

#AE90B3

#AE90B3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#AE90B3 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 144, 179 and HSL 291°, 19%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#AE90B3

RGBrgb(174, 144, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5647, 0.702

RGB percentages68.2%, 56.5%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(291.4, 18.7%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 19.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK2.8%, 19.6%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,440,307

CSS custom property--colour: #AE90B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1

Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#516F4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D98B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#939BB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AF939Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 17.8 Plum · ΔE 19.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4 Slate grey · ΔE 22.7 Dark grey · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 17.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#95B390

Analogous#9D90B3, #B390A6

Triadic#B3AE90, #90B3AE

Split complementary#A6B390, #90B39D

Tetradic#B39D90, #95B390, #90A6B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0EBF1

Lighter +20%#DACDDC

Lighter +10%#C4AEC8

Darker −10%#98729E

Darker −20%#7D5A83

Darker −30%#604565

Darker −40%#433047

More saturated +25%#BF79CA

Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R174

G144

B179

Red174 (68.2%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue291.43°

Saturation (HSL)18.72%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AE · G 90 · B B3

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Colour values

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