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Recognised as Colour

#AA32BD

  • #AA32BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AA32BD is a magenta with RGB values 170, 50, 189 and HSL 292°, 58%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AA32BD#AA32BD
HEX#AA32BD
RGBrgb(170, 50, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1961, 0.7412
RGB percentages66.7%, 19.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(291.8, 58.2%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.8, 73.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK10.1%, 73.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,154,109
CSS custom property--colour: #AA32BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#55CD42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#456FBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AC4D75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11Dark orchid · ΔE 11.5Dark magenta · ΔE 16.2Purple · ΔE 20.6Dark violet · ΔE 24.7Orchid · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45BD32
Analogous#6532BD, #BD328A
Triadic#BDAA32, #32BDAA
Split complementary#8BBD32, #32BD64
Tetradic#BD6432, #45BD32, #328ABD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECCAF1
Lighter +30%#DDA2E6
Lighter +20%#CE79DC
Lighter +10%#BF51D1
Darker −10%#862795
Darker −20%#611D6C
Darker −30%#3D1244
Darker −40%#19071C
More saturated +25%#C014DB
Less saturated −25%#94509F

Channel breakdown

R170
G50
B189
Red170 (66.7%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue291.8°
Saturation (HSL)58.16%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 32 · B BD

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