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Recognised as Colour

#AA5BE8

  • #AA5BE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AA5BE8 is a violet with RGB values 170, 91, 232 and HSL 274°, 75%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AA5BE8#AA5BE8
HEX#AA5BE8
RGBrgb(170, 91, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3569, 0.9098
RGB percentages66.7%, 35.7%, 91%
HSLhsl(273.6, 75.4%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.6, 60.8%, 91%)
CMYK26.7%, 60.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,164,648
CSS custom property--colour: #AA5BE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#55A417

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#127EECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4281E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Tritanopia#A07799no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.8Dark orchid · ΔE 13.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.5Blue violet · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99E85B
Analogous#645BE8, #E85BDF
Triadic#E8AA5B, #5BE8AA
Split complementary#E0E85B, #5BE863
Tetradic#E8635B, #99E85B, #5BDFE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E1FB
Lighter +20%#D8B4F5
Lighter +10%#C188EE
Darker −10%#932EE2
Darker −20%#791BC2
Darker −30%#5D1595
Darker −40%#410F68
More saturated +25%#AD44FF
Less saturated −25%#A772D1

Channel breakdown

R170
G91
B232
Red170 (66.7%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue273.62°
Saturation (HSL)75.4%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 5B · B E8

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