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Recognised as Colour

#AA5FB6

  • #AA5FB6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#AA5FB6 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 95, 182 and HSL 292°, 37%, 54%. 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

#AA5FB6#AA5FB6
HEX#AA5FB6
RGBrgb(170, 95, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3725, 0.7137
RGB percentages66.7%, 37.3%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(291.7, 37.3%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.7, 47.8%, 71.4%)
CMYK6.6%, 47.8%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,165,622
CSS custom property--colour: #AA5FB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#55A049

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5376B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#687FB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AC6A82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5Violet · ΔE 21.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BB65F
Analogous#7E5FB6, #B65F97
Triadic#B6AA5F, #5FB6AA
Split complementary#97B65F, #5FB67E
Tetradic#B67F5F, #6BB65F, #5F97B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EBF6
Lighter +30%#E2C8E6
Lighter +20%#CFA5D6
Lighter +10%#BD82C6
Darker −10%#90479B
Darker −20%#6F3778
Darker −30%#4F2755
Darker −40%#2E1732
More saturated +25%#BF42D3
Less saturated −25%#957C99

Channel breakdown

R170
G95
B182
Red170 (66.7%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue291.72°
Saturation (HSL)37.34%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 5F · B B6

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