Colour

#AA538E

#AA538E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#AA538E is a magenta with RGB values 170, 83, 142 and HSL 319°, 34%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#AA538E

RGBrgb(170, 83, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3255, 0.5569

RGB percentages66.7%, 32.5%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(319.3, 34.4%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(319.3, 51.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 51.2%, 16.5%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,162,510

CSS custom property--colour: #AA538E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1

Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#55AC71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#586990no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F778Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B3546Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.1 Orchid · ΔE 26.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 28 Hot pink · ΔE 28.1 Plum · ΔE 28.2 Purple · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#53AA6F

Analogous#9B53AA, #AA5362

Triadic#8EAA53, #538EAA

Split complementary#62AA53, #53AA9B

Tetradic#AA9B53, #53AA6F, #5362AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEDBE8

Lighter +30%#DDB9D1

Lighter +20%#CC97BB

Lighter +10%#BB75A5

Darker −10%#884271

Darker −20%#653255

Darker −30%#432138

Darker −40%#21101C

More saturated +25%#CA3399

Less saturated −25%#8A7383

Channel breakdown

R170

G83

B142

Red170 (66.7%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue319.31°

Saturation (HSL)34.39%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 53 · B 8E

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