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Recognised as Colour

#AA0072

  • #AA0072
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AA0072 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 0, 114 and HSL 320°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AA0072#AA0072
HEX#AA0072
RGBrgb(170, 0, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0, 0.4471
RGB percentages66.7%, 0%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(319.8, 100%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.8, 100%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 32.9%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,141,234
CSS custom property--colour: #AA0072;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#55FF8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D4774no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D616Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B70041no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 9.3Purple · ΔE 23.6Dark magenta · ΔE 24.3Deep pink · ΔE 28.4Hot pink · ΔE 28.4Orchid · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 9.33, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00AA38
Analogous#8D00AA, #AA001D
Triadic#72AA00, #0072AA
Split complementary#1DAA00, #00AA8D
Tetradic#AA8D00, #00AA38, #001DAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF77D2
Lighter +30%#FF44C1
Lighter +20%#FF11B1
Lighter +10%#DD0094
Darker −10%#770050
Darker −20%#44002E
Darker −30%#11000B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AA0072
Less saturated −25%#95156B

Channel breakdown

R170
G0
B114
Red170 (66.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue319.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 00 · B 72

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