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Recognised as Colour

#AA0FD3

  • #AA0FD3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#AA0FD3 is a violet with RGB values 170, 15, 211 and HSL 287°, 87%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AA0FD3#AA0FD3
HEX#AA0FD3
RGBrgb(170, 15, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0588, 0.8275
RGB percentages66.7%, 5.9%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(287.4, 86.7%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 92.9%, 82.7%)
CMYK19.4%, 92.9%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,145,171
CSS custom property--colour: #AA0FD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#55F02C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B6BCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A74A7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 8Dark orchid · ΔE 12.9Blue violet · ΔE 13.7Medium orchid · ΔE 26.6Fuchsia · ΔE 26.7Magenta · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 8, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38D30F
Analogous#480FD3, #D30F9A
Triadic#D3AA0F, #0FD3AA
Split complementary#9AD30F, #0FD348
Tetradic#D3480F, #38D30F, #0F9AD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBB4FA
Lighter +30%#DF85F6
Lighter +20%#D255F3
Lighter +10%#C525F0
Darker −10%#840CA3
Darker −20%#5D0874
Darker −30%#370544
Darker −40%#110115
More saturated +25%#B300E2
Less saturated −25%#9A2BB7

Channel breakdown

R170
G15
B211
Red170 (66.7%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue287.45°
Saturation (HSL)86.73%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 0F · B D3

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