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Recognised as Colour

#AA49BA

  • #AA49BA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AA49BA is a magenta with RGB values 170, 73, 186 and HSL 292°, 45%, 51%. 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

#AA49BA#AA49BA
HEX#AA49BA
RGBrgb(170, 73, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2863, 0.7294
RGB percentages66.7%, 28.6%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(291.5, 45%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.5, 60.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK8.6%, 60.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,159,994
CSS custom property--colour: #AA49BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#55B645

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#316BBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5676B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AC5A7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.4Orchid · ΔE 16.6Dark magenta · ΔE 17.2Purple · ΔE 19.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.43, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59BA49
Analogous#7149BA, #BA4992
Triadic#BAAA49, #49BAAA
Split complementary#92BA49, #49BA72
Tetradic#BA7249, #59BA49, #4991BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFDDF2
Lighter +30%#DEB8E4
Lighter +20%#CD93D6
Lighter +10%#BB6EC8
Darker −10%#8A3997
Darker −20%#682B72
Darker −30%#461D4D
Darker −40%#240F28
More saturated +25%#C02AD9
Less saturated −25%#94689B

Channel breakdown

R170
G73
B186
Red170 (66.7%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue291.5°
Saturation (HSL)45.02%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 49 · B BA

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