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Recognised as Colour

#AA56B0

  • #AA56B0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AA56B0 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 86, 176 and HSL 296°, 36%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AA56B0#AA56B0
HEX#AA56B0
RGBrgb(170, 86, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3373, 0.6902
RGB percentages66.7%, 33.7%, 69%
HSLhsl(296, 36.3%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296, 51.1%, 69%)
CMYK3.4%, 51.1%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,163,312
CSS custom property--colour: #AA56B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#55A94F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B70B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#647AADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AD617Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Violet · ΔE 21.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4Purple · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CB056
Analogous#7D56B0, #B05689
Triadic#B0AA56, #56B0AA
Split complementary#89B056, #56B07D
Tetradic#B07D56, #5CB056, #5689B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E1F1
Lighter +30%#DEBEE1
Lighter +20%#CD9CD0
Lighter +10%#BB79C0
Darker −10%#8B4390
Darker −20%#69336D
Darker −30%#48234A
Darker −40%#261228
More saturated +25%#C537CF
Less saturated −25%#8F7591

Channel breakdown

R170
G86
B176
Red170 (66.7%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue296°
Saturation (HSL)36.29%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 56 · B B0

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