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Recognised as Colour

#AA5EBE

  • #AA5EBE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AA5EBE is a violet with RGB values 170, 94, 190 and HSL 287°, 42%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#AA5EBE#AA5EBE
HEX#AA5EBE
RGBrgb(170, 94, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3686, 0.7451
RGB percentages66.7%, 36.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(287.5, 42.5%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 50.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK10.5%, 50.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,165,374
CSS custom property--colour: #AA5EBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#55A141

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D77C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#647FBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AA6C85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.4Medium purple · ΔE 15.7Medium orchid · ΔE 16Violet · ΔE 20.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6Slate blue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72BE5E
Analogous#7A5EBE, #BE5EA2
Triadic#BEAA5E, #5EBEAA
Split complementary#A2BE5E, #5EBE7A
Tetradic#BE7A5E, #72BE5E, #5EA2BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7EFF9
Lighter +30%#E4CBEA
Lighter +20%#D0A7DB
Lighter +10%#BD82CD
Darker −10%#9143A6
Darker −20%#723482
Darker −30%#52265D
Darker −40%#321739
More saturated +25%#BA42DA
Less saturated −25%#9A7AA2

Channel breakdown

R170
G94
B190
Red170 (66.7%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue287.5°
Saturation (HSL)42.48%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 5E · B BE

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