Colour

#AA1868

#AA1868
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#AA1868 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 24, 104 and HSL 327°, 75%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#AA1868

RGBrgb(170, 24, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0941, 0.4078

RGB percentages66.7%, 9.4%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(327.1, 75.3%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(327.1, 85.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 85.9%, 38.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,147,368

CSS custom property--colour: #AA1868;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.91:1

Contrast with white6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#55E797

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A496Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#636365no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B8003Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.3 Hot pink · ΔE 27.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.2 Deep pink · ΔE 29.7 Purple · ΔE 30.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#18AA5A

Analogous#A318AA, #AA181F

Triadic#68AA18, #1868AA

Split complementary#1FAA18, #18AAA3

Tetradic#AAA318, #18AA5A, #181FAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F19DCB

Lighter +30%#EB70B3

Lighter +20%#E5439C

Lighter +10%#D71E83

Darker −10%#7D124D

Darker −20%#510B31

Darker −30%#240516

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C2006A

Less saturated −25%#923066

Channel breakdown

R170

G24

B104

Red170 (66.7%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue327.12°

Saturation (HSL)75.26%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 18 · B 68

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