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Recognised as Colour

#AA0073

  • #AA0073
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AA0073 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 0, 115 and HSL 319°, 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

#AA0073#AA0073
HEX#AA0073
RGBrgb(170, 0, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0, 0.451
RGB percentages66.7%, 0%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(319.4, 100%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.4, 100%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 32.4%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,141,235
CSS custom property--colour: #AA0073;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#55FF8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D4775no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D6170no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B70042no 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 text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 9.2Purple · ΔE 23.1Dark magenta · ΔE 23.7Deep pink · ΔE 28.5Hot pink · ΔE 28.5Orchid · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 9.25, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00AA37
Analogous#8C00AA, #AA001E
Triadic#73AA00, #0073AA
Split complementary#1EAA00, #00AA8C
Tetradic#AA8C00, #00AA37, #001EAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF77D3
Lighter +30%#FF44C3
Lighter +20%#FF11B2
Lighter +10%#DD0096
Darker −10%#770051
Darker −20%#44002E
Darker −30%#11000B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AA0073
Less saturated −25%#95156C

Channel breakdown

R170
G0
B115
Red170 (66.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue319.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 00 · B 73

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