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Recognised as Colour

#AA226E

  • #AA226E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AA226E is a magenta with RGB values 170, 34, 110 and HSL 326°, 67%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AA226E#AA226E
HEX#AA226E
RGBrgb(170, 34, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1333, 0.4314
RGB percentages66.7%, 13.3%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(326.5, 66.7%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.5, 80%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 80%, 35.3%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,149,934
CSS custom property--colour: #AA226E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#55DD91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D4D70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#63656Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B71345no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.3Hot pink · ΔE 26.8Pale violetred · ΔE 27.2Purple · ΔE 28.4Dark magenta · ΔE 29.9Deep pink · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#22AA5E
Analogous#A222AA, #AA222A
Triadic#6EAA22, #226EAA
Split complementary#2AAA22, #22AAA2
Tetradic#AAA222, #22AA5E, #222AAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEAAD0
Lighter +30%#E57FB8
Lighter +20%#DD55A1
Lighter +10%#D52A89
Darker −10%#801952
Darker −20%#551137
Darker −30%#2B091B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C40871
Less saturated −25%#913B6B

Channel breakdown

R170
G34
B110
Red170 (66.7%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue326.47°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 22 · B 6E

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