Colour

#AA45BC

#AA45BC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#AA45BC is a magenta with RGB values 170, 69, 188 and HSL 291°, 47%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AA45BC

RGBrgb(170, 69, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2706, 0.7373

RGB percentages66.7%, 27.1%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(290.9, 47%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 63.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK9.6%, 63.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,158,972

CSS custom property--colour: #AA45BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1

Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#55BA43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#286AC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5275B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AC587Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1 Orchid · ΔE 18.2 Purple · ΔE 19.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.08, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#57BC45

Analogous#6E45BC, #BC4593

Triadic#BCAA45, #45BCAA

Split complementary#93BC45, #45BC6F

Tetradic#BC6F45, #57BC45, #4593BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EFDBF2

Lighter +30%#DDB5E5

Lighter +20%#CC90D7

Lighter +10%#BB6ACA

Darker −10%#893797

Darker −20%#672972

Darker −30%#451C4C

Darker −40%#230E27

More saturated +25%#C025DC

Less saturated −25%#94659C

Channel breakdown

R170

G69

B188

Red170 (66.7%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue290.92°

Saturation (HSL)47.04%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G 45 · B BC

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