Colour

#AA257E

#AA257E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#AA257E is a magenta with RGB values 170, 37, 126 and HSL 320°, 64%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#AA257E

RGBrgb(170, 37, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1451, 0.4941

RGB percentages66.7%, 14.5%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(319.8, 64.3%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(319.8, 78.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 78.2%, 25.9%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,150,718

CSS custom property--colour: #AA257E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.41:1

Contrast with white6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#55DA81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#375180no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#60677Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B6234Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.3 Purple · ΔE 21 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.9 Hot pink · ΔE 26.8 Orchid · ΔE 28.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#25AA51

Analogous#9425AA, #AA253B

Triadic#7EAA25, #257EAA

Split complementary#3BAA25, #25AA94

Tetradic#AA9425, #25AA51, #253BAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EDAED8

Lighter +30%#E484C4

Lighter +20%#DB5AB0

Lighter +10%#D2309C

Darker −10%#801C5F

Darker −20%#561340

Darker −30%#2C0A21

Darker −40%#020102

More saturated +25%#C40B87

Less saturated −25%#903F75

Channel breakdown

R170

G37

B126

Red170 (66.7%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue319.85°

Saturation (HSL)64.25%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 25 · B 7E

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