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Recognised as Colour

#AA00B4

  • #AA00B4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AA00B4 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 0, 180 and HSL 297°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AA00B4#AA00B4
HEX#AA00B4
RGBrgb(170, 0, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0, 0.7059
RGB percentages66.7%, 0%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(296.7, 100%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.7, 100%, 70.6%)
CMYK5.6%, 100%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,141,300
CSS custom property--colour: #AA00B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#55FF4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B66B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AE3569no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.8Dark magenta · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Dark violet · ΔE 20.7Purple · ΔE 23Blue violet · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0AB400
Analogous#5000B4, #B40064
Triadic#B4AA00, #00B4AA
Split complementary#64B400, #00B450
Tetradic#B45000, #0AB400, #0064B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F881FF
Lighter +30%#F54EFF
Lighter +20%#F21BFF
Lighter +10%#DA00E7
Darker −10%#7A0081
Darker −20%#4A004E
Darker −30%#1A001B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AA00B4
Less saturated −25%#96179E

Channel breakdown

R170
G0
B180
Red170 (66.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue296.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 00 · B B4

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