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Recognised as Colour

#AA57C2

  • #AA57C2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AA57C2 is a violet with RGB values 170, 87, 194 and HSL 287°, 47%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AA57C2#AA57C2
HEX#AA57C2
RGBrgb(170, 87, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3412, 0.7608
RGB percentages66.7%, 34.1%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(286.5, 46.7%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 55.2%, 76.1%)
CMYK12.4%, 55.2%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,163,586
CSS custom property--colour: #AA57C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#55A83D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4074C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C7CBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Tritanopia#AA6784no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.4Orchid · ΔE 14.8Medium purple · ΔE 16.5Violet · ΔE 20.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3Dark magenta · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FC257
Analogous#7557C2, #C257A5
Triadic#C2AA57, #57C2AA
Split complementary#A4C257, #57C275
Tetradic#C27557, #6FC257, #57A4C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6EDF8
Lighter +30%#E3C7EB
Lighter +20%#D0A2DD
Lighter +10%#BD7CD0
Darker −10%#913DA9
Darker −20%#713083
Darker −30%#50225E
Darker −40%#301538
More saturated +25%#BA3ADF
Less saturated −25%#9A74A5

Channel breakdown

R170
G87
B194
Red170 (66.7%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue286.54°
Saturation (HSL)46.72%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 57 · B C2

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