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Recognised as Colour

#AA00A2

  • #AA00A2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AA00A2 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 0, 162 and HSL 303°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AA00A2#AA00A2
HEX#AA00A2
RGBrgb(170, 0, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0, 0.6353
RGB percentages66.7%, 0%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(302.8, 100%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.8, 100%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 4.7%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,141,282
CSS custom property--colour: #AA00A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#55FF5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#48659Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B1295Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.6Purple · ΔE 16.6Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6Dark orchid · ΔE 20.5Medium violet red · ΔE 26.2Orchid · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00AA08
Analogous#5D00AA, #AA004D
Triadic#A2AA00, #00A2AA
Split complementary#4DAA00, #00AA5D
Tetradic#AA5D00, #00AA08, #004DAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF77F9
Lighter +30%#FF44F6
Lighter +20%#FF11F4
Lighter +10%#DD00D3
Darker −10%#770071
Darker −20%#440041
Darker −30%#110010
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AA00A2
Less saturated −25%#95158F

Channel breakdown

R170
G0
B162
Red170 (66.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue302.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 00 · B A2

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