Colour

#AA487E

#AA487E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#AA487E is a magenta with RGB values 170, 72, 126 and HSL 327°, 40%, 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 Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#AA487E

RGBrgb(170, 72, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2824, 0.4941

RGB percentages66.7%, 28.2%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(326.9, 40.5%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(326.9, 57.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 57.6%, 25.9%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,159,678

CSS custom property--colour: #AA487E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#55B781

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#536080no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E717Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B5455Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 19 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.2 Hot pink · ΔE 27.1 Orchid · ΔE 30.9 Purple · ΔE 32.6 Plum · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#48AA74

Analogous#A548AA, #AA484D

Triadic#7EAA48, #487EAA

Split complementary#4DAA48, #48AAA5

Tetradic#AAA548, #48AA74, #484DAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECD2E0

Lighter +30%#DDAEC8

Lighter +20%#CE8AAF

Lighter +10%#BE6797

Darker −10%#863963

Darker −20%#622A49

Darker −30%#3F1A2E

Darker −40%#1B0B14

More saturated +25%#C82A81

Less saturated −25%#8C667B

Channel breakdown

R170

G72

B126

Red170 (66.7%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue326.94°

Saturation (HSL)40.5%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 48 · B 7E

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