Recognised as Colour
#AE95B1
- #AE95B1
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#AE95B1 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 149, 177 and HSL 294°, 15%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#AE95B1#AE95B1
HEX#AE95B1
RGBrgb(174, 149, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5843, 0.6941
RGB percentages68.2%, 58.4%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(293.6, 15.2%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.6, 15.8%, 69.4%)
CMYK1.7%, 15.8%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,441,585
CSS custom property--colour: #AE95B1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#516A4E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98B195
Analogous#A095B1, #B195A6
Triadic#B1AE95, #95B1AE
Split complementary#A6B195, #95B1A0
Tetradic#B1A095, #98B195, #95A6B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G149
B177
Red174 (68.2%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue293.57°
Saturation (HSL)15.22%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 95 · B B1
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