Recognised as Colour

#AA5AAE

#AA5AAE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#AA5AAE is a magenta with RGB values 170, 90, 174 and HSL 297°, 34%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AA5AAE

RGBrgb(170, 90, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3529, 0.6824

RGB percentages66.7%, 35.3%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(297.1, 34.1%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.1, 48.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK2.3%, 48.3%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,164,334

CSS custom property--colour: #AA5AAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#55A551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5172B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#687CABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AE647Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.2 Medium purple · ΔE 21.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7 Violet · ΔE 22.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24 Purple · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5EAE5A

Analogous#805AAE, #AE5A88

Triadic#AEAA5A, #5AAEAA

Split complementary#88AE5A, #5AAE80

Tetradic#AE805A, #5EAE5A, #5A88AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0E3F1

Lighter +30%#DFC1E0

Lighter +20%#CD9ED0

Lighter +10%#BC7CBF

Darker −10%#8B468F

Darker −20%#6A356D

Darker −30%#49254A

Darker −40%#271428

More saturated +25%#C63BCD

Less saturated −25%#8E798F

Channel breakdown

R170

G90

B174

Red170 (66.7%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue297.14°

Saturation (HSL)34.15%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G 5A · B AE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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