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Recognised as Colour

#AA5CAE

  • #AA5CAE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AA5CAE is a magenta with RGB values 170, 92, 174 and HSL 297°, 34%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AA5CAE#AA5CAE
HEX#AA5CAE
RGBrgb(170, 92, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3608, 0.6824
RGB percentages66.7%, 36.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(297.1, 33.6%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.1, 47.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK2.3%, 47.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,164,846
CSS custom property--colour: #AA5CAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#55A351

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5373B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A7DACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AE657Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.7Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Medium orchid · ΔE 22.8Violet · ΔE 23.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7Purple · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60AE5C
Analogous#815CAE, #AE5C89
Triadic#AEAA5C, #5CAEAA
Split complementary#89AE5C, #5CAE81
Tetradic#AE815C, #60AE5C, #5C89AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E4F2
Lighter +30%#DFC2E1
Lighter +20%#CEA0D0
Lighter +10%#BC7EBF
Darker −10%#8C4790
Darker −20%#6B366E
Darker −30%#4A264B
Darker −40%#281529
More saturated +25%#C63ECD
Less saturated −25%#8E7B90

Channel breakdown

R170
G92
B174
Red170 (66.7%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue297.07°
Saturation (HSL)33.61%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 5C · B AE

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