Colour

#AA00AD

#AA00AD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#AA00AD is a magenta with RGB values 170, 0, 173 and HSL 299°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AA00AD#AA00AD

HEX#AA00AD

RGBrgb(170, 0, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0, 0.6784

RGB percentages66.7%, 0%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(299, 100%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299, 100%, 67.8%)

CMYK1.7%, 100%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,141,293

CSS custom property--colour: #AA00AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#55FF52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0053B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original

Deuteranopia#4166AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AF3165no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 16 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1 Purple · ΔE 20.2 Dark violet · ΔE 24.2 Blue violet · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#03AD00

Analogous#5300AD, #AD005A

Triadic#ADAA00, #00ADAA

Split complementary#5AAD00, #00AD53

Tetradic#AD5300, #03AD00, #005AAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FD7AFF

Lighter +30%#FC47FF

Lighter +20%#FB14FF

Lighter +10%#DC00E0

Darker −10%#78007A

Darker −20%#460047

Darker −30%#140014

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AA00AD

Less saturated −25%#951697

Channel breakdown

R170

B173

Red170 (66.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue298.96°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G 00 · B AD

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