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Colour

#AA22E3

  • #AA22E3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#AA22E3 is a violet with RGB values 170, 34, 227 and HSL 282°, 78%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#AA22E3#AA22E3
HEX#AA22E3
RGBrgb(170, 34, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1333, 0.8902
RGB percentages66.7%, 13.3%, 89%
HSLhsl(282.3, 77.5%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.3, 85%, 89%)
CMYK25.1%, 85%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,150,051
CSS custom property--colour: #AA22E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#55DD1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A35888no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 6.6Blue violet · ΔE 10.1Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2Fuchsia · ΔE 26.8Magenta · ΔE 26.8Medium orchid · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 6.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5BE322
Analogous#4A22E3, #E322BB
Triadic#E3AA22, #22E3AA
Split complementary#BCE322, #22E349
Tetradic#E34922, #5BE322, #22BBE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0D7FA
Lighter +30%#DEAAF4
Lighter +20%#CD7DEE
Lighter +10%#BB4FE9
Darker −10%#8A18BA
Darker −20%#69128D
Darker −30%#470C60
Darker −40%#260633
More saturated +25%#B506FF
Less saturated −25%#9D41C4

Channel breakdown

R170
G34
B227
Red170 (66.7%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue282.28°
Saturation (HSL)77.51%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 22 · B E3

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