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Recognised as Colour

#AA4A9E

  • #AA4A9E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AA4A9E is a magenta with RGB values 170, 74, 158 and HSL 308°, 39%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AA4A9E#AA4A9E
HEX#AA4A9E
RGBrgb(170, 74, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2902, 0.6196
RGB percentages66.7%, 29%, 62%
HSLhsl(307.5, 39.3%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.5, 56.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 56.5%, 7.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,160,222
CSS custom property--colour: #AA4A9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#55B561

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4766A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#64749Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B1516Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 18.1Purple · ΔE 21.2Dark magenta · ΔE 22Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9Medium violet red · ΔE 24.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 18.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AAA56
Analogous#864AAA, #AA4A6E
Triadic#9EAA4A, #4A9EAA
Split complementary#6EAA4A, #4AAA86
Tetradic#AA864A, #4AAA56, #4A6EAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECD4E9
Lighter +30%#DDB0D7
Lighter +20%#CD8DC5
Lighter +10%#BE69B3
Darker −10%#863B7D
Darker −20%#632B5C
Darker −30%#3F1C3B
Darker −40%#1C0C1A
More saturated +25%#C82BB5
Less saturated −25%#8B6987

Channel breakdown

R170
G74
B158
Red170 (66.7%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue307.5°
Saturation (HSL)39.34%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 4A · B 9E

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