Colour

#AA468C

#AA468C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#AA468C is a magenta with RGB values 170, 70, 140 and HSL 318°, 42%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#AA468C

RGBrgb(170, 70, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2745, 0.549

RGB percentages66.7%, 27.5%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(318, 41.7%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318, 58.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 58.8%, 17.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,159,180

CSS custom property--colour: #AA468C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1

Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#55B973

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C618Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#697189no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B34863no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22.1 Orchid · ΔE 24.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.8 Purple · ΔE 25.4 Hot pink · ΔE 26.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#46AA64

Analogous#9646AA, #AA465A

Triadic#8CAA46, #468CAA

Split complementary#5AAA46, #46AA96

Tetradic#AA9646, #46AA64, #465AAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECD0E3

Lighter +30%#DDACCE

Lighter +20%#CE88B9

Lighter +10%#BF64A4

Darker −10%#86376E

Darker −20%#622851

Darker −30%#3E1933

Darker −40%#190A15

More saturated +25%#C82898

Less saturated −25%#8C6480

Channel breakdown

R170

G70

B140

Red170 (66.7%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue318°

Saturation (HSL)41.67%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 46 · B 8C

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