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Recognised as Colour

#AA32DD

  • #AA32DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AA32DD is a violet with RGB values 170, 50, 221 and HSL 282°, 72%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AA32DD#AA32DD
HEX#AA32DD
RGBrgb(170, 50, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1961, 0.8667
RGB percentages66.7%, 19.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(282.1, 71.5%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.1, 77.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK23.1%, 77.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,154,141
CSS custom property--colour: #AA32DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#55CD22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A72D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original
Tritanopia#A45B87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.3Dark violet · ΔE 11Blue violet · ΔE 12.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7Fuchsia · ΔE 29.9Magenta · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65DD32
Analogous#5532DD, #DD32BA
Triadic#DDAA32, #32DDAA
Split complementary#BBDD32, #32DD54
Tetradic#DD5532, #65DD32, #32BADD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3E1FA
Lighter +30%#E0B5F3
Lighter +20%#CE89EC
Lighter +10%#BC5EE4
Darker −10%#8E1FBD
Darker −20%#6D1891
Darker −30%#4C1165
Darker −40%#2B0A39
More saturated +25%#B614FB
Less saturated −25%#9E50BF

Channel breakdown

R170
G50
B221
Red170 (66.7%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue282.11°
Saturation (HSL)71.55%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 32 · B DD

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