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Recognised as Colour

#AA1EB9

  • #AA1EB9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AA1EB9 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 30, 185 and HSL 294°, 72%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AA1EB9#AA1EB9
HEX#AA1EB9
RGBrgb(170, 30, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1176, 0.7255
RGB percentages66.7%, 11.8%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(294.2, 72.1%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.2, 83.8%, 72.5%)
CMYK8.1%, 83.8%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,148,985
CSS custom property--colour: #AA1EB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#55E146

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E6AB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AD416Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.5Medium orchid · ΔE 16.1Dark magenta · ΔE 17.1Dark violet · ΔE 21.5Purple · ΔE 22Blue violet · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DB91E
Analogous#5D1EB9, #B91E7A
Triadic#B9AA1E, #1EB9AA
Split complementary#7BB91E, #1EB95D
Tetradic#B95C1E, #2DB91E, #1E7AB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECB1F2
Lighter +30%#E185EB
Lighter +20%#D759E4
Lighter +10%#CC2DDD
Darker −10%#82178D
Darker −20%#591061
Darker −30%#310935
Darker −40%#090209
More saturated +25%#C003D4
Less saturated −25%#94399E

Channel breakdown

R170
G30
B185
Red170 (66.7%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue294.19°
Saturation (HSL)72.09%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 1E · B B9

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