Recognised as Colour

#AA0C87

#AA0C87
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#AA0C87 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 12, 135 and HSL 313°, 87%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AA0C87#AA0C87

HEX#AA0C87

RGBrgb(170, 12, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0471, 0.5294

RGB percentages66.7%, 4.7%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(313.3, 86.8%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.3, 92.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 92.9%, 20.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,144,327

CSS custom property--colour: #AA0C87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.75:1

Contrast with white6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#55F378

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#214C8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original

Deuteranopia#576484no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B5154Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 14.7 Purple · ΔE 15.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 27 Orchid · ΔE 27.7 Hot pink · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0CAA2F

Analogous#7E0CAA, #AA0C38

Triadic#87AA0C, #0C87AA

Split complementary#38AA0C, #0CAA7E

Tetradic#AA7E0C, #0CAA2F, #0C38AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F78BDF

Lighter +30%#F35CD2

Lighter +20%#F02CC5

Lighter +10%#DA0FAD

Darker −10%#7A0961

Darker −20%#4B053B

Darker −30%#1B0216

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B6008E

Less saturated −25%#93237A

Channel breakdown

R170

G12

B135

Red170 (66.7%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue313.29°

Saturation (HSL)86.81%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 0C · B 87

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