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Colour

#AA4BBB

  • #AA4BBB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AA4BBB is a magenta with RGB values 170, 75, 187 and HSL 291°, 45%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AA4BBB#AA4BBB
HEX#AA4BBB
RGBrgb(170, 75, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2941, 0.7333
RGB percentages66.7%, 29.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(290.9, 45.2%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 59.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK9.1%, 59.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,160,507
CSS custom property--colour: #AA4BBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#55B444

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#336CBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5777B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AC5C7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.5Orchid · ΔE 16.2Dark magenta · ΔE 17.8Purple · ΔE 19.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.52, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CBB4B
Analogous#724BBB, #BB4B94
Triadic#BBAA4B, #4BBBAA
Split complementary#94BB4B, #4BBB72
Tetradic#BB724B, #5CBB4B, #4B94BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0DFF3
Lighter +30%#DEBAE5
Lighter +20%#CD95D7
Lighter +10%#BB70C9
Darker −10%#8B3A99
Darker −20%#692C74
Darker −30%#481E4F
Darker −40%#26102A
More saturated +25%#C02CDA
Less saturated −25%#946A9C

Channel breakdown

R170
G75
B187
Red170 (66.7%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue290.89°
Saturation (HSL)45.16%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 4B · B BB

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