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Recognised as Colour

#AA3F8F

  • #AA3F8F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AA3F8F is a magenta with RGB values 170, 63, 143 and HSL 315°, 46%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AA3F8F#AA3F8F
HEX#AA3F8F
RGBrgb(170, 63, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2471, 0.5608
RGB percentages66.7%, 24.7%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(315.1, 45.9%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.1, 62.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 62.9%, 15.9%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,157,391
CSS custom property--colour: #AA3F8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#55C070

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#445E91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#646F8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B34261no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 19.5Purple · ΔE 21.2Orchid · ΔE 22.2Dark magenta · ΔE 22.4Hot pink · ΔE 26.7Medium orchid · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 19.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3FAA5A
Analogous#903FAA, #AA3F5A
Triadic#8FAA3F, #3F8FAA
Split complementary#5AAA3F, #3FAA90
Tetradic#AA903F, #3FAA5A, #3F5AAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBCAE3
Lighter +30%#DDA5CF
Lighter +20%#D07FBB
Lighter +10%#C25AA8
Darker −10%#853170
Darker −20%#602350
Darker −30%#3A1631
Darker −40%#150812
More saturated +25%#C7229D
Less saturated −25%#8D5C81

Channel breakdown

R170
G63
B143
Red170 (66.7%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue315.14°
Saturation (HSL)45.92%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 3F · B 8F

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