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Recognised as Colour

#AA26AC

  • #AA26AC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AA26AC is a magenta with RGB values 170, 38, 172 and HSL 299°, 64%, 41%. 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

#AA26AC#AA26AC
HEX#AA26AC
RGBrgb(170, 38, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.149, 0.6745
RGB percentages66.7%, 14.9%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(299.1, 63.8%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.1, 77.9%, 67.5%)
CMYK1.2%, 77.9%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,151,020
CSS custom property--colour: #AA26AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#55D953

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B6AA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AF3D69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.4Medium orchid · ΔE 14.2Purple · ΔE 16Dark orchid · ΔE 17.8Orchid · ΔE 24.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28AC26
Analogous#6726AC, #AC266B
Triadic#ACAA26, #26ACAA
Split complementary#6BAC26, #26AC67
Tetradic#AC6726, #28AC26, #266BAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDB0EE
Lighter +30%#E387E4
Lighter +20%#D95DDB
Lighter +10%#D033D2
Darker −10%#811D82
Darker −20%#571458
Darker −30%#2E0A2F
Darker −40%#050105
More saturated +25%#C30CC6
Less saturated −25%#914092

Channel breakdown

R170
G38
B172
Red170 (66.7%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue299.1°
Saturation (HSL)63.81%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 26 · B AC

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