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Colour

#AA48C0

  • #AA48C0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AA48C0 is a violet with RGB values 170, 72, 192 and HSL 289°, 49%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AA48C0#AA48C0
HEX#AA48C0
RGBrgb(170, 72, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2824, 0.7529
RGB percentages66.7%, 28.2%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(289, 48.8%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289, 62.5%, 75.3%)
CMYK11.5%, 62.5%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,159,744
CSS custom property--colour: #AA48C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#55B73F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#286CC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5176BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AB5C7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.1Dark orchid · ΔE 17.5Dark magenta · ΔE 17.7Orchid · ΔE 18.2Purple · ΔE 20.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EC048
Analogous#6E48C0, #C0489A
Triadic#C0AA48, #48C0AA
Split complementary#9AC048, #48C06E
Tetradic#C06E48, #5EC048, #489AC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E0F4
Lighter +30%#DFBAE7
Lighter +20%#CD94DA
Lighter +10%#BC6ECD
Darker −10%#8B379E
Darker −20%#6A2979
Darker −30%#491C53
Darker −40%#270F2D
More saturated +25%#BD29DF
Less saturated −25%#9767A1

Channel breakdown

R170
G72
B192
Red170 (66.7%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue289°
Saturation (HSL)48.78%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 48 · B C0

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