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Recognised as Colour

#AA589B

  • #AA589B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AA589B is a magenta with RGB values 170, 88, 155 and HSL 311°, 33%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AA589B#AA589B
HEX#AA589B
RGBrgb(170, 88, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3451, 0.6078
RGB percentages66.7%, 34.5%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(311, 32.5%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311, 48.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 48.2%, 8.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,163,803
CSS custom property--colour: #AA589B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#55A764

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#586E9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E7A99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#B15C72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 22.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#58AA67
Analogous#9058AA, #AA5872
Triadic#9BAA58, #589BAA
Split complementary#72AA58, #58AA90
Tetradic#AA9058, #58AA67, #5872AA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EFDFEC
Lighter +30%#DEBDD8
Lighter +20%#CC9CC3
Lighter +10%#BB7AAF
Darker −10%#89467D
Darker −20%#67355E
Darker −30%#46233F
Darker −40%#241221
More saturated +25%#CA39AF
Less saturated −25%#8B7887

Channel breakdown

R170
G88
B155
Red170 (66.7%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue310.98°
Saturation (HSL)32.54%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 58 · B 9B

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