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Recognised as Colour

#AA3565

  • #AA3565
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AA3565 is a red with RGB values 170, 53, 101 and HSL 335°, 52%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AA3565#AA3565
HEX#AA3565
RGBrgb(170, 53, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2078, 0.3961
RGB percentages66.7%, 20.8%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(335.4, 52.5%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.4, 68.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 68.8%, 40.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,154,789
CSS custom property--colour: #AA3565;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#55CA9A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C5366no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6A62no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B82849no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.3Medium violet red · ΔE 24.2Indian red · ΔE 27.1Hot pink · ΔE 28.9Brown · ΔE 32Light coral · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35AA7A
Analogous#AA35A0, #AA3F35
Triadic#65AA35, #3565AA
Split complementary#35AA3F, #35A0AA
Tetradic#A0AA35, #35AA7A, #3F35AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBC0D2
Lighter +30%#DF99B6
Lighter +20%#D3729A
Lighter +10%#C74B7E
Darker −10%#83294E
Darker −20%#5C1D37
Darker −30%#351120
Darker −40%#0E0509
More saturated +25%#C61960
Less saturated −25%#8E516A

Channel breakdown

R170
G53
B101
Red170 (66.7%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue335.38°
Saturation (HSL)52.47%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 35 · B 65

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