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Recognised as Colour

#AA116E

  • #AA116E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AA116E is a magenta with RGB values 170, 17, 110 and HSL 324°, 82%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AA116E#AA116E
HEX#AA116E
RGBrgb(170, 17, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0667, 0.4314
RGB percentages66.7%, 6.7%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(323.5, 81.8%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.5, 90%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 90%, 35.3%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,145,582
CSS custom property--colour: #AA116E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#55EE91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#354970no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#60636Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B70041no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.3Purple · ΔE 26.4Dark magenta · ΔE 27.5Hot pink · ΔE 27.6Deep pink · ΔE 28.9Pale violetred · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#11AA4D
Analogous#9911AA, #AA1122
Triadic#6EAA11, #116EAA
Split complementary#22AA11, #11AA99
Tetradic#AA9911, #11AA4D, #1122AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F493CE
Lighter +30%#F064B9
Lighter +20%#EB36A4
Lighter +10%#D8168C
Darker −10%#7C0C50
Darker −20%#4D0832
Darker −30%#1F0314
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BB0072
Less saturated −25%#932869

Channel breakdown

R170
G17
B110
Red170 (66.7%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue323.53°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 11 · B 6E

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