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Recognised as Colour

#AA4FF0

  • #AA4FF0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AA4FF0 is a violet with RGB values 170, 79, 240 and HSL 274°, 84%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AA4FF0#AA4FF0
HEX#AA4FF0
RGBrgb(170, 79, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3098, 0.9412
RGB percentages66.7%, 31%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(273.9, 84.3%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.9, 67.1%, 94.1%)
CMYK29.2%, 67.1%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,161,584
CSS custom property--colour: #AA4FF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#55B00F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#227DEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9E7399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.8Blue violet · ΔE 14.5Dark violet · ΔE 18.1Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.2Slate blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95F04F
Analogous#5A4FF0, #F04FE6
Triadic#F0AA4F, #4FF0AA
Split complementary#E5F04F, #4FF05A
Tetradic#F05A4F, #95F04F, #4FE5F0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEDCFC
Lighter +20%#D7ADF8
Lighter +10%#C17EF4
Darker −10%#9320EC
Darker −20%#7811C8
Darker −30%#5C0D99
Darker −40%#40096A
More saturated +25%#AC40FF
Less saturated −25%#A767D8

Channel breakdown

R170
G79
B240
Red170 (66.7%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue273.91°
Saturation (HSL)84.29%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 4F · B F0

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