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Recognised as Colour

#AA2B83

  • #AA2B83
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AA2B83 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 43, 131 and HSL 318°, 60%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AA2B83#AA2B83
HEX#AA2B83
RGBrgb(170, 43, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1686, 0.5137
RGB percentages66.7%, 16.9%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(318.4, 59.6%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.4, 74.7%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 74.7%, 22.9%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,152,259
CSS custom property--colour: #AA2B83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#55D47C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#385385no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#606880no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B52B54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.6Purple · ΔE 19.9Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8Orchid · ΔE 26.3Hot pink · ΔE 26.7Medium orchid · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2BAA52
Analogous#922BAA, #AA2B43
Triadic#83AA2B, #2B83AA
Split complementary#43AA2B, #2BAA92
Tetradic#AA922B, #2BAA52, #2B43AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECB5DB
Lighter +30%#E28CC8
Lighter +20%#D863B4
Lighter +10%#CD3BA0
Darker −10%#812164
Darker −20%#591644
Darker −30%#300C25
Darker −40%#070206
More saturated +25%#C5108D
Less saturated −25%#8F4679

Channel breakdown

R170
G43
B131
Red170 (66.7%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue318.43°
Saturation (HSL)59.62%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 2B · B 83

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