Colour

#AA09AA

#AA09AA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#AA09AA is a magenta with RGB values 170, 9, 170 and HSL 300°, 90%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AA09AA#AA09AA

HEX#AA09AA

RGBrgb(170, 9, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0353, 0.6667

RGB percentages66.7%, 3.5%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(300, 89.9%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 94.7%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 94.7%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,143,594

CSS custom property--colour: #AA09AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.31:1

Contrast with white6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#55F655

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4466A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B03163no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3 Purple · ΔE 18.4 Dark violet · ΔE 26.4 Orchid · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#09AA09

Analogous#5A09AA, #AA095A

Triadic#AAAA09, #09AAAA

Split complementary#5AAA09, #09AA5A

Tetradic#AA5A09, #09AA09, #095AAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F986F9

Lighter +30%#F656F6

Lighter +20%#F326F3

Lighter +10%#DA0CDA

Darker −10%#7A067A

Darker −20%#490449

Darker −30%#190119

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B300B3

Less saturated −25%#941F94

Channel breakdown

R170

B170

Red170 (66.7%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)89.94%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR AA · G 09 · B AA

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