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Recognised as Colour

#AA07EE

  • #AA07EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#AA07EE is a violet with RGB values 170, 7, 238 and HSL 282°, 94%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AA07EE#AA07EE
HEX#AA07EE
RGBrgb(170, 7, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0275, 0.9333
RGB percentages66.7%, 2.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(282.3, 94.3%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.3, 97.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK28.6%, 97.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,143,150
CSS custom property--colour: #AA07EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#55F811

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#006EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A0588Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 10.7Blue violet · ΔE 13.8Dark orchid · ΔE 24.2Fuchsia · ΔE 26Magenta · ΔE 26Medium blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BEE07
Analogous#3607EE, #EE07BF
Triadic#EEAA07, #07EEAA
Split complementary#BFEE07, #07EE36
Tetradic#EE3607, #4BEE07, #07BFEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECC4FD
Lighter +30%#DD92FC
Lighter +20%#CD61FA
Lighter +10%#BD2FF9
Darker −10%#8706BC
Darker −20%#63048B
Darker −30%#400359
Darker −40%#1C0128
More saturated +25%#AD00F5
Less saturated −25%#9D26CF

Channel breakdown

R170
G7
B238
Red170 (66.7%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue282.34°
Saturation (HSL)94.29%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 07 · B EE

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