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Recognised as Colour

#AA1CB1

  • #AA1CB1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AA1CB1 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 28, 177 and HSL 297°, 73%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AA1CB1#AA1CB1
HEX#AA1CB1
RGBrgb(170, 28, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1098, 0.6941
RGB percentages66.7%, 11%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(297.2, 72.7%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.2, 84.2%, 69.4%)
CMYK4%, 84.2%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,148,465
CSS custom property--colour: #AA1CB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#55E34E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original
Deuteranopia#4469AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AE3B6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.1Dark orchid · ΔE 14.6Medium orchid · ΔE 15.8Purple · ΔE 19Dark violet · ΔE 25.1Orchid · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23B11C
Analogous#601CB1, #B11C6D
Triadic#B1AA1C, #1CB1AA
Split complementary#6DB11C, #1CB160
Tetradic#B1601C, #23B11C, #1C6DB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEA8F1
Lighter +30%#E57CEA
Lighter +20%#DC50E3
Lighter +10%#D424DC
Darker −10%#801585
Darker −20%#550E59
Darker −30%#2B072D
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#C102CB
Less saturated −25%#933697

Channel breakdown

R170
G28
B177
Red170 (66.7%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue297.18°
Saturation (HSL)72.68%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 1C · B B1

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