Colour

#AA05BC

#AA05BC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AA05BC is a magenta with RGB values 170, 5, 188 and HSL 294°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AA05BC#AA05BC

HEX#AA05BC

RGBrgb(170, 5, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0196, 0.7373

RGB percentages66.7%, 2%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(294.1, 94.8%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.1, 97.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK9.6%, 97.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,142,588

CSS custom property--colour: #AA05BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#55FA43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3468B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AC3B6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.9 Dark violet · ΔE 17.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.1 Blue violet · ΔE 21.9 Purple · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#17BC05

Analogous#4E05BC, #BC0573

Triadic#BCAA05, #05BCAA

Split complementary#73BC05, #05BC4E

Tetradic#BC4E05, #17BC05, #0573BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F291FC

Lighter +30%#EB5FFB

Lighter +20%#E52EF9

Lighter +10%#D706EE

Darker −10%#7D048A

Darker −20%#500259

Darker −30%#230127

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AE00C1

Less saturated −25%#971DA4

Channel breakdown

R170

B188

Red170 (66.7%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue294.1°

Saturation (HSL)94.82%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G 05 · B BC

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