Colour

#AA2D7E

#AA2D7E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#AA2D7E is a magenta with RGB values 170, 45, 126 and HSL 321°, 58%, 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

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HEX#AA2D7E

RGBrgb(170, 45, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1765, 0.4941

RGB percentages66.7%, 17.6%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(321.1, 58.1%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.1, 73.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 73.5%, 25.9%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,152,766

CSS custom property--colour: #AA2D7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#55D281

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D5380no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#62697Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B62B52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.1 Purple · ΔE 22.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.9 Hot pink · ΔE 26.1 Orchid · ΔE 27.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2DAA59

Analogous#982DAA, #AA2D3F

Triadic#7EAA2D, #2D7EAA

Split complementary#40AA2D, #2DAA97

Tetradic#AA982D, #2DAA59, #2D40AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECB7D9

Lighter +30%#E18FC4

Lighter +20%#D766AF

Lighter +10%#CC3E9A

Darker −10%#822260

Darker −20%#591842

Darker −30%#310D24

Darker −40%#090206

More saturated +25%#C51286

Less saturated −25%#8F4876

Channel breakdown

R170

G45

B126

Red170 (66.7%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue321.12°

Saturation (HSL)58.14%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 2D · B 7E

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