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Colour

#AA09EB

  • #AA09EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#AA09EB is a violet with RGB values 170, 9, 235 and HSL 283°, 93%, 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

#AA09EB#AA09EB
HEX#AA09EB
RGBrgb(170, 9, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0353, 0.9216
RGB percentages66.7%, 3.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(282.7, 92.6%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.7, 96.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK27.7%, 96.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,143,659
CSS custom property--colour: #AA09EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#55F614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A1568Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 9.4Blue violet · ΔE 13Dark orchid · ΔE 22.7Fuchsia · ΔE 25.8Magenta · ΔE 25.8Medium blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 9.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AEB09
Analogous#3909EB, #EB09BB
Triadic#EBAA09, #09EBAA
Split complementary#BBEB09, #09EB39
Tetradic#EB3909, #4AEB09, #09BBEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECC3FD
Lighter +30%#DD92FB
Lighter +20%#CD61F9
Lighter +10%#BE30F7
Darker −10%#8607BA
Darker −20%#630589
Darker −30%#3F0358
Darker −40%#1C0127
More saturated +25%#AE00F4
Less saturated −25%#9D28CC

Channel breakdown

R170
G9
B235
Red170 (66.7%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue282.74°
Saturation (HSL)92.62%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 09 · B EB

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