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Colour

#AA23AA

  • #AA23AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AA23AA is a magenta with RGB values 170, 35, 170 and HSL 300°, 66%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#AA23AA#AA23AA
HEX#AA23AA
RGBrgb(170, 35, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1373, 0.6667
RGB percentages66.7%, 13.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(300, 65.9%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 79.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 79.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,150,250
CSS custom property--colour: #AA23AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#55DC55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B6AA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B03B67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11Medium orchid · ΔE 14.9Purple · ΔE 15.7Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4Orchid · ΔE 24.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23AA23
Analogous#6723AA, #AA2367
Triadic#AAAA23, #23AAAA
Split complementary#67AA23, #23AA67
Tetradic#AA6723, #23AA23, #2367AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEABEE
Lighter +30%#E581E5
Lighter +20%#DC57DC
Lighter +10%#D42CD4
Darker −10%#801A80
Darker −20%#551255
Darker −30%#2B092B
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#C409C4
Less saturated −25%#903D90

Channel breakdown

R170
G35
B170
Red170 (66.7%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)65.85%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR AA · G 23 · B AA

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