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Recognised as Colour

#AA2C84

  • #AA2C84
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AA2C84 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 44, 132 and HSL 318°, 59%, 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

#AA2C84#AA2C84
HEX#AA2C84
RGBrgb(170, 44, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1725, 0.5176
RGB percentages66.7%, 17.3%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(318.1, 58.9%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.1, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 74.1%, 22.4%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,152,516
CSS custom property--colour: #AA2C84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#55D37B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#395486no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#606981no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B52D54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.9Purple · ΔE 19.7Dark magenta · ΔE 20.6Orchid · ΔE 25.9Hot pink · ΔE 26.7Medium orchid · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CAA52
Analogous#912CAA, #AA2C45
Triadic#84AA2C, #2C84AA
Split complementary#45AA2C, #2CAA91
Tetradic#AA912C, #2CAA52, #2C45AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECB6DC
Lighter +30%#E28DC8
Lighter +20%#D765B5
Lighter +10%#CD3CA1
Darker −10%#812265
Darker −20%#591745
Darker −30%#300D26
Darker −40%#080206
More saturated +25%#C5118F
Less saturated −25%#8F4779

Channel breakdown

R170
G44
B132
Red170 (66.7%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue318.1°
Saturation (HSL)58.88%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 2C · B 84

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