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Recognised as Colour

#AA22C1

  • #AA22C1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AA22C1 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 34, 193 and HSL 291°, 70%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AA22C1#AA22C1
HEX#AA22C1
RGBrgb(170, 34, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1333, 0.7569
RGB percentages66.7%, 13.3%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(291.3, 70%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.3, 82.4%, 75.7%)
CMYK11.9%, 82.4%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,150,017
CSS custom property--colour: #AA22C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#55DD3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#386CBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AB4674no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7Dark violet · ΔE 18.3Dark magenta · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 21.6Purple · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.99, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39C122
Analogous#5A22C1, #C12289
Triadic#C1AA22, #22C1AA
Split complementary#88C122, #22C15A
Tetradic#C15A22, #39C122, #2289C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBBCF3
Lighter +30%#DE90EC
Lighter +20%#D265E4
Lighter +10%#C53ADC
Darker −10%#841A96
Darker −20%#5E136A
Darker −30%#370B3F
Darker −40%#110314
More saturated +25%#BE06DD
Less saturated −25%#963EA5

Channel breakdown

R170
G34
B193
Red170 (66.7%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue291.32°
Saturation (HSL)70.04%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 22 · B C1

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