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Colour

#AA0CE1

  • #AA0CE1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#AA0CE1 is a violet with RGB values 170, 12, 225 and HSL 285°, 90%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AA0CE1#AA0CE1
HEX#AA0CE1
RGBrgb(170, 12, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0471, 0.8824
RGB percentages66.7%, 4.7%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(284.5, 89.9%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 94.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK24.4%, 94.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,144,417
CSS custom property--colour: #AA0CE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#55F31E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A45185no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 6.5Blue violet · ΔE 11.8Dark orchid · ΔE 18.3Fuchsia · ΔE 25.5Magenta · ΔE 25.5Medium blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 6.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43E10C
Analogous#400CE1, #E10CAD
Triadic#E1AA0C, #0CE1AA
Split complementary#ADE10C, #0CE140
Tetradic#E1400C, #43E10C, #0CADE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBBDFC
Lighter +30%#DD8DF9
Lighter +20%#CF5DF6
Lighter +10%#C02CF4
Darker −10%#8509B1
Darker −20%#610780
Darker −30%#3C0450
Darker −40%#18021F
More saturated +25%#B000ED
Less saturated −25%#9C2AC3

Channel breakdown

R170
G12
B225
Red170 (66.7%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue284.51°
Saturation (HSL)89.87%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 0C · B E1

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