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Recognised as Colour

#AA2F81

  • #AA2F81
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AA2F81 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 47, 129 and HSL 320°, 57%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AA2F81#AA2F81
HEX#AA2F81
RGBrgb(170, 47, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1843, 0.5059
RGB percentages66.7%, 18.4%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(320, 56.7%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 72.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 72.4%, 24.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,153,281
CSS custom property--colour: #AA2F81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#55D07E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D5583no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#62697Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B52E54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.5Purple · ΔE 21.8Dark magenta · ΔE 23Hot pink · ΔE 26.1Orchid · ΔE 26.8Pale violetred · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2FAA58
Analogous#952FAA, #AA2F44
Triadic#81AA2F, #2F81AA
Split complementary#44AA2F, #2FAA96
Tetradic#AA952F, #2FAA58, #2F43AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECB9DB
Lighter +30%#E191C6
Lighter +20%#D669B2
Lighter +10%#CB419D
Darker −10%#822463
Darker −20%#5A1944
Darker −30%#320E26
Darker −40%#0A0308
More saturated +25%#C5148A
Less saturated −25%#8F4A78

Channel breakdown

R170
G47
B129
Red170 (66.7%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)56.68%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 2F · B 81

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