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Recognised as Colour

#AA10AD

  • #AA10AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AA10AD is a magenta with RGB values 170, 16, 173 and HSL 299°, 83%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AA10AD#AA10AD
HEX#AA10AD
RGBrgb(170, 16, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0627, 0.6784
RGB percentages66.7%, 6.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(298.9, 83.1%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.9, 90.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK1.7%, 90.8%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,145,389
CSS custom property--colour: #AA10AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#55EF52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4367AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AF3566no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.8Dark orchid · ΔE 16Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5Purple · ΔE 18.9Dark violet · ΔE 25.5Orchid · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#13AD10
Analogous#5C10AD, #AD1061
Triadic#ADAA10, #10ADAA
Split complementary#61AD10, #10AD5C
Tetradic#AD5C10, #13AD10, #1061AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F394F5
Lighter +30%#EE65F1
Lighter +20%#E937EC
Lighter +10%#D814DC
Darker −10%#7C0C7E
Darker −20%#4E0750
Darker −30%#200321
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B900BD
Less saturated −25%#932895

Channel breakdown

R170
G16
B173
Red170 (66.7%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue298.85°
Saturation (HSL)83.07%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 10 · B AD

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