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Recognised as Colour

#AA44AA

  • #AA44AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AA44AA is a magenta with RGB values 170, 68, 170 and HSL 300°, 43%, 47%. 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

#AA44AA#AA44AA
HEX#AA44AA
HEX (short)#A4A
RGBrgb(170, 68, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2667, 0.6667
RGB percentages66.7%, 26.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(300, 42.9%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 60%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 60%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,158,698
CSS custom property--colour: #AA44AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#55BB55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3865ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B73A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AF5171no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7Dark magenta · ΔE 16.1Orchid · ΔE 16.4Purple · ΔE 17.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.8Violet · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44AA44
Analogous#7744AA, #AA4477
Triadic#AAAA44, #44AAAA
Split complementary#77AA44, #44AA77
Tetradic#AA7744, #44AA44, #4477AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECCEEC
Lighter +30%#DDAADD
Lighter +20%#CE86CE
Lighter +10%#C061C0
Darker −10%#863586
Darker −20%#612761
Darker −30%#3D183D
Darker −40%#180A18
More saturated +25%#C826C8
Less saturated −25%#8C628C

Channel breakdown

R170
G68
B170
Red170 (66.7%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR AA · G 44 · B AA

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