Colour

#AA58BB

#AA58BB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#AA58BB is a violet with RGB values 170, 88, 187 and HSL 290°, 42%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AA58BB

RGBrgb(170, 88, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3451, 0.7333

RGB percentages66.7%, 34.5%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(289.7, 42.1%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 52.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK9.1%, 52.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,163,835

CSS custom property--colour: #AA58BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#55A744

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4773BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#617CB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AB6681no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.1 Orchid · ΔE 14.2 Medium purple · ΔE 17.3 Violet · ΔE 20.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69BB58

Analogous#7958BB, #BB589A

Triadic#BBAA58, #58BBAA

Split complementary#9ABB58, #58BB79

Tetradic#BB7958, #69BB58, #589ABB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E9F6

Lighter +30%#E1C5E7

Lighter +20%#CFA0D9

Lighter +10%#BC7CCA

Darker −10%#8F419F

Darker −20%#6E327B

Darker −30%#4E2357

Darker −40%#2D1532

More saturated +25%#BD3BD8

Less saturated −25%#97759E

Channel breakdown

R170

G88

B187

Red170 (66.7%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue289.7°

Saturation (HSL)42.13%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G 58 · B BB

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