Colour

#AA4C8B

#AA4C8B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#AA4C8B is a magenta with RGB values 170, 76, 139 and HSL 320°, 38%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AA4C8B#AA4C8B

HEX#AA4C8B

RGBrgb(170, 76, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.298, 0.5451

RGB percentages66.7%, 29.8%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(319.8, 38.2%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(319.8, 55.3%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 55.3%, 18.2%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,160,715

CSS custom property--colour: #AA4C8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1

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

Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#55B374

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#52648Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C7489no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B34D65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 22.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.9 Orchid · ΔE 25.8 Hot pink · ΔE 26.9 Purple · ΔE 28.8 Plum · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 22.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4CAA6B

Analogous#9A4CAA, #AA4C5C

Triadic#8BAA4C, #4C8BAA

Split complementary#5CAA4C, #4CAA9A

Tetradic#AA9A4C, #4CAA6B, #4C5CAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECD6E5

Lighter +30%#DDB2CF

Lighter +20%#CD8FB9

Lighter +10%#BD6CA2

Darker −10%#873C6E

Darker −20%#642C51

Darker −30%#401D35

Darker −40%#1D0D18

More saturated +25%#C92D95

Less saturated −25%#8B6B81

Channel breakdown

R170

G76

B139

Red170 (66.7%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue319.79°

Saturation (HSL)38.21%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 4C · B 8B

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