Recognised as Colour

#AA5CBD

#AA5CBD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#AA5CBD is a violet with RGB values 170, 92, 189 and HSL 288°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#AA5CBD

RGBrgb(170, 92, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3608, 0.7412

RGB percentages66.7%, 36.1%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(288.2, 42.4%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 51.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK10.1%, 51.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,164,861

CSS custom property--colour: #AA5CBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1

Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#55A342

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B76C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#637EBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AB6A84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4 Medium purple · ΔE 16.2 Violet · ΔE 20.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3 Slate blue · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6FBD5C

Analogous#7A5CBD, #BD5CA0

Triadic#BDAA5C, #5CBDAA

Split complementary#A0BD5C, #5CBD79

Tetradic#BD795C, #6FBD5C, #5CA0BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6EDF8

Lighter +30%#E3C9E9

Lighter +20%#D0A5DA

Lighter +10%#BD80CC

Darker −10%#9142A4

Darker −20%#71347F

Darker −30%#50255B

Darker −40%#301637

More saturated +25%#BB3FDA

Less saturated −25%#9979A0

Channel breakdown

R170

G92

B189

Red170 (66.7%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue288.25°

Saturation (HSL)42.36%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G 5C · B BD

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Colour values

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