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Recognised as Colour

#AA0491

  • #AA0491
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AA0491 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 4, 145 and HSL 309°, 95%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AA0491#AA0491
HEX#AA0491
RGBrgb(170, 4, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0157, 0.5686
RGB percentages66.7%, 1.6%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(309, 95.4%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309, 97.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 97.6%, 14.7%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,142,289
CSS custom property--colour: #AA0491;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#55FB6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E4D94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#52648Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B41C54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.2Purple · ΔE 14.1Medium violet red · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 23.3Orchid · ΔE 27.3Dark orchid · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#04AA1D
Analogous#7004AA, #AA043E
Triadic#91AA04, #0491AA
Split complementary#3EAA04, #04AA70
Tetradic#AA7004, #04AA1D, #043EAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FC7EE9
Lighter +30%#FB4CE0
Lighter +20%#FA1AD8
Lighter +10%#DC05BB
Darker −10%#780367
Darker −20%#46023C
Darker −30%#150011
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AE0094
Less saturated −25%#941A82

Channel breakdown

R170
G4
B145
Red170 (66.7%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue309.04°
Saturation (HSL)95.4%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 04 · B 91

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