Colour

#AA59FD

#AA59FD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#AA59FD is a violet with RGB values 170, 89, 253 and HSL 270°, 98%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#AA59FD#AA59FD

HEX#AA59FD

RGBrgb(170, 89, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.349, 0.9922

RGB percentages66.7%, 34.9%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(269.6, 97.6%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.6, 64.8%, 99.2%)

CMYK32.8%, 64.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,164,157

CSS custom property--colour: #AA59FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1

Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#55A602

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Deuteranopia#1983F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9A7DA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.8 Blue violet · ΔE 15.6 Dark violet · ΔE 20.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1 Slate blue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACFD59

Analogous#595AFD, #FC59FD

Triadic#FDAA59, #59FDAA

Split complementary#FDFC59, #5AFD59

Tetradic#FD595A, #ACFD59, #59FDFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F0FF

Lighter +20%#DEBEFE

Lighter +10%#C48BFE

Darker −10%#9027FC

Darker −20%#7703ED

Darker −30%#5D02BB

Darker −40%#440288

More saturated +25%#AA57FF

Less saturated −25%#AA6EE8

Channel breakdown

R170

G89

B253

Red170 (66.7%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue269.63°

Saturation (HSL)97.62%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G 59 · B FD

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