Recognised as Colour
#AA60AB
- #AA60AB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#AA60AB is a magenta with RGB values 170, 96, 171 and HSL 299°, 31%, 52%. 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
#AA60AB#AA60AB
HEX#AA60AB
RGBrgb(170, 96, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3765, 0.6706
RGB percentages66.7%, 37.6%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(299.2, 30.9%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.2, 43.9%, 67.1%)
CMYK0.6%, 43.9%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,165,867
CSS custom property--colour: #AA60AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#559F54
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#61AB60
Analogous#8560AB, #AB6086
Triadic#ABAA60, #60ABAA
Split complementary#86AB60, #60AB84
Tetradic#AB8460, #61AB60, #6086AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G96
B171
Red170 (66.7%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue299.2°
Saturation (HSL)30.86%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 60 · B AB
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