Colour

#AA5AAF

#AA5AAF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#AA5AAF is a magenta with RGB values 170, 90, 175 and HSL 296°, 35%, 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#AA5AAF

RGBrgb(170, 90, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3529, 0.6863

RGB percentages66.7%, 35.3%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(296.5, 34.7%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.5, 48.6%, 68.6%)

CMYK2.9%, 48.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,164,335

CSS custom property--colour: #AA5AAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#55A550

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5072B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Deuteranopia#687CACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AD647Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16 Medium purple · ΔE 20.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2 Violet · ΔE 22.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.7 Purple · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5FAF5A

Analogous#805AAF, #AF5A8A

Triadic#AFAA5A, #5AAFAA

Split complementary#89AF5A, #5AAF80

Tetradic#AF805A, #5FAF5A, #5A89AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1E3F2

Lighter +30%#DFC1E1

Lighter +20%#CD9FD0

Lighter +10%#BC7CC0

Darker −10%#8C4690

Darker −20%#6A356E

Darker −30%#49254B

Darker −40%#281429

More saturated +25%#C53BCE

Less saturated −25%#8F7990

Channel breakdown

R170

G90

B175

Red170 (66.7%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue296.47°

Saturation (HSL)34.69%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G 5A · B AF

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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