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Colour

#AA5BFF

  • #AA5BFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AA5BFF is a violet with RGB values 170, 91, 255 and HSL 269°, 100%, 68%. 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

#AA5BFF#AA5BFF
HEX#AA5BFF
RGBrgb(170, 91, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3569, 1
RGB percentages66.7%, 35.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(268.9, 100%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.9, 64.3%, 100%)
CMYK33.3%, 64.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,164,671
CSS custom property--colour: #AA5BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#55A400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1984FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Tritanopia#997FA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.5Blue violet · ΔE 16.1Dark violet · ΔE 21.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0FF5B
Analogous#5B5EFF, #FC5BFF
Triadic#FFAA5B, #5BFFAA
Split complementary#FFFC5B, #5EFF5B
Tetradic#FF5B5E, #B0FF5B, #5BFFFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F4FF
Lighter +20%#DFC1FF
Lighter +10%#C48EFF
Darker −10%#9028FF
Darker −20%#7600F4
Darker −30%#5D00C1
Darker −40%#44008E
More saturated +25%#AA5BFF
Less saturated −25%#AB70EB

Channel breakdown

R170
G91
B255
Red170 (66.7%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue268.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 5B · B FF

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