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Recognised as Colour

#AA02B4

  • #AA02B4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AA02B4 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 2, 180 and HSL 297°, 98%, 36%. 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

#AA02B4#AA02B4
HEX#AA02B4
RGBrgb(170, 2, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0078, 0.7059
RGB percentages66.7%, 0.8%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(296.6, 97.8%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.6, 98.9%, 70.6%)
CMYK5.6%, 98.9%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,141,812
CSS custom property--colour: #AA02B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11885WCAG 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 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#55FD4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B67B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AE3669no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7Dark magenta · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5Dark violet · ΔE 20.9Purple · ΔE 22.9Blue violet · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0CB402
Analogous#5102B4, #B40265
Triadic#B4AA02, #02B4AA
Split complementary#65B402, #02B451
Tetradic#B45102, #0CB402, #0265B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F784FE
Lighter +30%#F352FD
Lighter +20%#F01FFD
Lighter +10%#DA03E6
Darker −10%#7A0182
Darker −20%#4B014F
Darker −30%#1B001D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AC00B6
Less saturated −25%#96199D

Channel breakdown

R170
G2
B180
Red170 (66.7%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue296.63°
Saturation (HSL)97.8%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 02 · B B4

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