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Recognised as Colour

#AA018E

  • #AA018E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AA018E is a magenta with RGB values 170, 1, 142 and HSL 310°, 99%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AA018E#AA018E
HEX#AA018E
RGBrgb(170, 1, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0039, 0.5569
RGB percentages66.7%, 0.4%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(309.9, 98.8%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.9, 99.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 99.4%, 16.5%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,141,518
CSS custom property--colour: #AA018E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#55FE71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#124C91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#53638Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B41752no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.9Purple · ΔE 14.4Medium violet red · ΔE 16.6Medium orchid · ΔE 24.5Orchid · ΔE 27.7Dark orchid · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#01AA1D
Analogous#7101AA, #AA013A
Triadic#8EAA01, #018EAA
Split complementary#3AAA01, #01AA71
Tetradic#AA7101, #01AA1D, #013AAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE79E8
Lighter +30%#FE46DF
Lighter +20%#FE13D7
Lighter +10%#DD01B8
Darker −10%#770164
Darker −20%#450039
Darker −30%#12000F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AB008F
Less saturated −25%#951680

Channel breakdown

R170
G1
B142
Red170 (66.7%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue309.94°
Saturation (HSL)98.83%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 01 · B 8E

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