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Recognised as Colour

#AA5DF9

  • #AA5DF9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#AA5DF9 is a violet with RGB values 170, 93, 249 and HSL 270°, 93%, 67%. 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

#AA5DF9#AA5DF9
HEX#AA5DF9
RGBrgb(170, 93, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3647, 0.9765
RGB percentages66.7%, 36.5%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(269.6, 92.9%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.6, 62.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK31.7%, 62.7%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,165,177
CSS custom property--colour: #AA5DF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#55A206

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D84F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9B7EA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.7 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 text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.5Blue violet · ΔE 18.6Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9Dark violet · ΔE 23.2Slate blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACF95D
Analogous#5D5EF9, #F85DF9
Triadic#F9AA5D, #5DF9AA
Split complementary#F9F85D, #5EF95D
Tetradic#F95D5E, #ACF95D, #5DF9F8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F1FE
Lighter +20%#DEBFFD
Lighter +10%#C48EFB
Darker −10%#902CF7
Darker −20%#7709E7
Darker −30%#5D07B6
Darker −40%#440585
More saturated +25%#AA57FF
Less saturated −25%#AA72E4

Channel breakdown

R170
G93
B249
Red170 (66.7%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue269.62°
Saturation (HSL)92.86%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 5D · B F9

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