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Recognised as Colour

#AA2272

  • #AA2272
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AA2272 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 34, 114 and HSL 325°, 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

#AA2272#AA2272
HEX#AA2272
RGBrgb(170, 34, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1333, 0.4471
RGB percentages66.7%, 13.3%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(324.7, 66.7%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.7, 80%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 80%, 32.9%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,149,938
CSS custom property--colour: #AA2272;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#55DD8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B4E74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#62656Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B71648no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.1Purple · ΔE 26.3Hot pink · ΔE 26.5Dark magenta · ΔE 27.7Pale violetred · ΔE 28.2Deep pink · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#22AA5A
Analogous#9E22AA, #AA222E
Triadic#72AA22, #2272AA
Split complementary#2EAA22, #22AA9E
Tetradic#AA9E22, #22AA5A, #222EAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEAAD2
Lighter +30%#E57FBB
Lighter +20%#DD55A5
Lighter +10%#D52A8E
Darker −10%#801955
Darker −20%#551139
Darker −30%#2B091C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C40876
Less saturated −25%#913B6D

Channel breakdown

R170
G34
B114
Red170 (66.7%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue324.71°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 22 · B 72

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