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Recognised as Colour

#AA06BA

  • #AA06BA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AA06BA is a magenta with RGB values 170, 6, 186 and HSL 295°, 94%, 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

#AA06BA#AA06BA
HEX#AA06BA
RGBrgb(170, 6, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0235, 0.7294
RGB percentages66.7%, 2.4%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(294.7, 93.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.7, 96.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK8.6%, 96.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,142,842
CSS custom property--colour: #AA06BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#55F945

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3668B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AD3A6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.1Dark violet · ΔE 18.2Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1Dark magenta · ΔE 20.2Blue violet · ΔE 22.8Purple · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#16BA06
Analogous#5006BA, #BA0670
Triadic#BAAA06, #06BAAA
Split complementary#70BA06, #06BA50
Tetradic#BA5006, #16BA06, #0670BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F291FB
Lighter +30%#EC5FFA
Lighter +20%#E62EF8
Lighter +10%#D708EB
Darker −10%#7D0489
Darker −20%#500357
Darker −30%#230126
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AF00C0
Less saturated −25%#961EA2

Channel breakdown

R170
G6
B186
Red170 (66.7%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue294.67°
Saturation (HSL)93.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 06 · B BA

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