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Recognised as Colour

#AE9CB0

  • #AE9CB0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AE9CB0 is a magenta with RGB values 174, 156, 176 and HSL 294°, 11%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AE9CB0#AE9CB0
HEX#AE9CB0
RGBrgb(174, 156, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6118, 0.6902
RGB percentages68.2%, 61.2%, 69%
HSLhsl(294, 11.2%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294, 11.4%, 69%)
CMYK1.1%, 11.4%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,443,376
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9CB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#51634F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AA0B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA2AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AF9EA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 13.3Thistle · ΔE 14Rosy brown · ΔE 16.3Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Silver · ΔE 17.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 13.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EB09C
Analogous#A49CB0, #B09CA8
Triadic#B0AE9C, #9CB0AE
Split complementary#A8B09C, #9CB0A4
Tetradic#B0A49C, #9EB09C, #9CA8B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F1F4
Lighter +20%#DCD5DD
Lighter +10%#C5B8C7
Darker −10%#978099
Darker −20%#7D6680
Darker −30%#624F64
Darker −40%#463947
More saturated +25%#C086C6
Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R174
G156
B176
Red174 (68.2%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue294°
Saturation (HSL)11.24%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AE · G 9C · B B0

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