Colour
#AA5590
- #AA5590
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#AA5590 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 85, 144 and HSL 318°, 33%, 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
#AA5590#AA5590
HEX#AA5590
RGBrgb(170, 85, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3333, 0.5647
RGB percentages66.7%, 33.3%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(318.4, 33.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.4, 50%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 50%, 15.3%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,163,024
CSS custom property--colour: #AA5590;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#55AA6F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#55AA6F
Analogous#9A55AA, #AA5565
Triadic#90AA55, #5590AA
Split complementary#65AA55, #55AA9A
Tetradic#AA9A55, #55AA6F, #5565AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G85
B144
Red170 (66.7%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue318.35°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 55 · B 90
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