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Recognised as Colour

#AA0AFA

  • #AA0AFA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#AA0AFA is a violet with RGB values 170, 10, 250 and HSL 280°, 96%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AA0AFA#AA0AFA
HEX#AA0AFA
RGBrgb(170, 10, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0392, 0.9804
RGB percentages66.7%, 3.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(280, 96%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 96%, 98%)
CMYK32%, 96%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,143,930
CSS custom property--colour: #AA0AFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#55F505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9C5E94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.5Blue violet · ΔE 17.1Fuchsia · ΔE 27.7Magenta · ΔE 27.7Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1Medium blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5AFA0A
Analogous#320AFA, #FA0AD2
Triadic#FAAA0A, #0AFAAA
Split complementary#D2FA0A, #0AFA32
Tetradic#FA320A, #5AFA0A, #0AD2FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFD2FE
Lighter +30%#DEA0FD
Lighter +20%#CD6EFC
Lighter +10%#BB3CFB
Darker −10%#8A04CD
Darker −20%#68039B
Darker −30%#470269
Darker −40%#250137
More saturated +25%#AC05FF
Less saturated −25%#A029DB

Channel breakdown

R170
G10
B250
Red170 (66.7%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)96%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 0A · B FA

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