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Recognised as Colour

#AA23C0

  • #AA23C0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AA23C0 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 35, 192 and HSL 292°, 69%, 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

#AA23C0#AA23C0
HEX#AA23C0
RGBrgb(170, 35, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1373, 0.7529
RGB percentages66.7%, 13.7%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(291.6, 69.2%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 81.8%, 75.3%)
CMYK11.5%, 81.8%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,150,272
CSS custom property--colour: #AA23C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13554WCAG 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#4B4B4B
Inverted#55DC3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A6CBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AB4674no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 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 9.2Medium orchid · ΔE 16.2Dark violet · ΔE 19Dark magenta · ΔE 19.5Blue violet · ΔE 22.2Purple · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.22, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39C023
Analogous#5B23C0, #C02388
Triadic#C0AA23, #23C0AA
Split complementary#88C023, #23C05B
Tetradic#C05B23, #39C023, #2388C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBBCF3
Lighter +30%#DE91EB
Lighter +20%#D266E3
Lighter +10%#C53BDB
Darker −10%#841B95
Darker −20%#5E136A
Darker −30%#370B3F
Darker −40%#110413
More saturated +25%#BE07DC
Less saturated −25%#963FA4

Channel breakdown

R170
G35
B192
Red170 (66.7%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue291.59°
Saturation (HSL)69.16%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 23 · B C0

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