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Recognised as Colour

#AA2EFF

  • #AA2EFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#AA2EFF is a violet with RGB values 170, 46, 255 and HSL 276°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#AA2EFF#AA2EFF
HEX#AA2EFF
RGBrgb(170, 46, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1804, 1
RGB percentages66.7%, 18%, 100%
HSLhsl(275.6, 100%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 82%, 100%)
CMYK33.3%, 82%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,153,151
CSS custom property--colour: #AA2EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#55D100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9A699Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.9Dark violet · ΔE 13.6Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9Fuchsia · ΔE 28.7Magenta · ΔE 28.7Medium blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#83FF2E
Analogous#422EFF, #FF2EEC
Triadic#FFAA2E, #2EFFAA
Split complementary#ECFF2E, #2EFF42
Tetradic#FF412E, #83FF2E, #2EECFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFAFF
Lighter +30%#E8C7FF
Lighter +20%#D394FF
Lighter +10%#BF61FF
Darker −10%#9400FA
Darker −20%#7600C7
Darker −30%#580094
Darker −40%#3A0061
More saturated +25%#AA2EFF
Less saturated −25%#A548E5

Channel breakdown

R170
G46
B255
Red170 (66.7%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue275.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 2E · B FF

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