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Recognised as Colour

#AA1973

  • #AA1973
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AA1973 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 25, 115 and HSL 323°, 74%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AA1973#AA1973
HEX#AA1973
RGBrgb(170, 25, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.098, 0.451
RGB percentages66.7%, 9.8%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(322.8, 74.4%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.8, 85.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 85.3%, 32.4%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,147,635
CSS custom property--colour: #AA1973;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#55E68C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#364B75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#606470no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B70946no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.1Purple · ΔE 24.6Dark magenta · ΔE 25.7Hot pink · ΔE 27.1Deep pink · ΔE 29.7Pale violetred · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#19AA50
Analogous#9819AA, #AA192B
Triadic#73AA19, #1973AA
Split complementary#2AAA19, #19AA98
Tetradic#AA9819, #19AA50, #192BAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F19ED1
Lighter +30%#EA72BD
Lighter +20%#E445A8
Lighter +10%#D62091
Darker −10%#7E1255
Darker −20%#510C37
Darker −30%#250519
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C20179
Less saturated −25%#92316D

Channel breakdown

R170
G25
B115
Red170 (66.7%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue322.76°
Saturation (HSL)74.36%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 19 · B 73

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