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Recognised as Colour

#AA3EBC

  • #AA3EBC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AA3EBC is a magenta with RGB values 170, 62, 188 and HSL 291°, 50%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AA3EBC#AA3EBC
HEX#AA3EBC
RGBrgb(170, 62, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2431, 0.7373
RGB percentages66.7%, 24.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(291.4, 50.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 67%, 73.7%)
CMYK9.6%, 67%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,157,180
CSS custom property--colour: #AA3EBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#55C143

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1866C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D72B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AC5378no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.6Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3Dark magenta · ΔE 15.6Purple · ΔE 19.2Orchid · ΔE 20.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.6, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50BC3E
Analogous#6B3EBC, #BC3E8F
Triadic#BCAA3E, #3EBCAA
Split complementary#8FBC3E, #3EBC6B
Tetradic#BC6B3E, #50BC3E, #3E8FBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDD5F1
Lighter +30%#DDAFE4
Lighter +20%#CC88D8
Lighter +10%#BC62CB
Darker −10%#873196
Darker −20%#65256F
Darker −30%#421849
Darker −40%#1F0B23
More saturated +25%#C01FDB
Less saturated −25%#945D9D

Channel breakdown

R170
G62
B188
Red170 (66.7%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue291.43°
Saturation (HSL)50.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 3E · B BC

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