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Recognised as Colour

#AA27AB

  • #AA27AB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#AA27AB is a magenta with RGB values 170, 39, 171 and HSL 300°, 63%, 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

#AA27AB#AA27AB
HEX#AA27AB
RGBrgb(170, 39, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1529, 0.6706
RGB percentages66.7%, 15.3%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(299.5, 62.9%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.5, 77.2%, 67.1%)
CMYK0.6%, 77.2%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,151,275
CSS custom property--colour: #AA27AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12937WCAG 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 5.85:1
Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#55D854

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C6AA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AF3E68no 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 text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.1Medium orchid · ΔE 14.2Purple · ΔE 15.6Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4Orchid · ΔE 23.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28AB27
Analogous#6827AB, #AB276A
Triadic#ABAA27, #27ABAA
Split complementary#6AAB27, #27AB68
Tetradic#AB6827, #28AB27, #276AAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDB1ED
Lighter +30%#E387E4
Lighter +20%#D95EDA
Lighter +10%#D034D1
Darker −10%#811E81
Darker −20%#571458
Darker −30%#2E0B2E
Darker −40%#050105
More saturated +25%#C40DC5
Less saturated −25%#904191

Channel breakdown

R170
G39
B171
Red170 (66.7%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue299.55°
Saturation (HSL)62.86%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 27 · B AB

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