Recognised as Colour
#AA5B91
- #AA5B91
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#AA5B91 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 91, 145 and HSL 319°, 32%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#AA5B91#AA5B91
HEX#AA5B91
RGBrgb(170, 91, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3569, 0.5686
RGB percentages66.7%, 35.7%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(319, 31.7%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319, 46.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 46.5%, 14.7%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,164,561
CSS custom property--colour: #AA5B91;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#55A46E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5BAA74
Analogous#9C5BAA, #AA5B69
Triadic#91AA5B, #5B91AA
Split complementary#69AA5B, #5BAA9C
Tetradic#AA9C5B, #5BAA74, #5B69AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G91
B145
Red170 (66.7%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue318.99°
Saturation (HSL)31.73%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 5B · B 91
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