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Recognised as Colour

#AA3DD1

  • #AA3DD1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AA3DD1 is a violet with RGB values 170, 61, 209 and HSL 284°, 62%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AA3DD1#AA3DD1
HEX#AA3DD1
RGBrgb(170, 61, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2392, 0.8196
RGB percentages66.7%, 23.9%, 82%
HSLhsl(284.2, 61.7%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.2, 70.8%, 82%)
CMYK18.7%, 70.8%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,156,945
CSS custom property--colour: #AA3DD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#55C22E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A74CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Tritanopia#A75C83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5.9Medium orchid · ΔE 12.3Dark violet · ΔE 19.8Blue violet · ΔE 20Dark magenta · ΔE 23.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64D13D
Analogous#603DD1, #D13DAE
Triadic#D1AA3D, #3DD1AA
Split complementary#AED13D, #3DD160
Tetradic#D1603D, #64D13D, #3DAED1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E2F8
Lighter +30%#E0B9EE
Lighter +20%#CE8FE5
Lighter +10%#BC66DB
Darker −10%#8D2AB1
Darker −20%#6C2088
Darker −30%#4C165F
Darker −40%#2B0D35
More saturated +25%#B81FEF
Less saturated −25%#9C5BB3

Channel breakdown

R170
G61
B209
Red170 (66.7%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue284.19°
Saturation (HSL)61.67%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 3D · B D1

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