Recognised as Colour

#AA1497

#AA1497
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#AA1497 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 20, 151 and HSL 308°, 79%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AA1497#AA1497

HEX#AA1497

RGBrgb(170, 20, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0784, 0.5922

RGB percentages66.7%, 7.8%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(307.6, 78.9%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.6, 88.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 88.2%, 11.2%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,146,391

CSS custom property--colour: #AA1497;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#55EB68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#10519Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#516694no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B32759no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 10.1 Purple · ΔE 13.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 19.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9 Orchid · ΔE 25.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 10.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#14AA27

Analogous#7214AA, #AA144C

Triadic#97AA14, #1497AA

Split complementary#4CAA14, #14AA72

Tetradic#AA7214, #14AA27, #144CAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F397E7

Lighter +30%#ED6ADD

Lighter +20%#E83CD2

Lighter +10%#D819C0

Darker −10%#7C0F6E

Darker −20%#4F0946

Darker −30%#21041D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BE00A6

Less saturated −25%#922C85

Channel breakdown

R170

G20

B151

Red170 (66.7%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue307.6°

Saturation (HSL)78.95%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 14 · B 97

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