#ae1779

Color #ae1779

A vivid, highly saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Medium Violet Red #c71585 · ΔE 8.95 Nearest Tailwind class pink-800 #a3004c · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#ae1779

RGB

rgb(174, 23, 121)

HSL

hsl(321.1, 76.6%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(321.1, 86.8%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 86.8%, 30.5%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(39.57, 63.77, -16.13)

LCH

lch(39.57, 65.78, 345.81)

OKLCH

oklch(50.6%, 0.1997, 347.68)

HWB

hwb(321.1, 9%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#17ae4c

Analogous

#9717ae

#ae1779

#ae172d

Triadic

#ae1779

#79ae17

#1779ae

Split-complementary

#ae1779

#2dae17

#17ae97

Tetradic

#ae1779

#ae4c17

#17ae4c

#1779ae

Square

#ae1779

#ae9717

#17ae4c

#172dae

Shades

Color #ae1779 mixed toward black.

#911365

#740f51

#570c3c

#3a0828

#1d0414

Tints

Color #ae1779 mixed toward white.

#dc1d99

#e747ae

#ed75c3

#f3a3d7

#f9d1eb

Tones

Color #ae1779 mixed toward gray.

#a12475

#953071

#883d6e

#7c496a

#6f5666

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.2:1

White text reads better on this background (6.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#87866b · ΔE 46

Deuteranopia

#8d9567 · ΔE 56.9

Tritanopia

#aa5e5b · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 26.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ae1779;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae1779]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Frequently asked questions

#ae1779 (#ae1779) is rgb(174, 23, 121) in RGB.

No, #ae1779 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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