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Recognised as Colour

#AA61CF

  • #AA61CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AA61CF is a violet with RGB values 170, 97, 207 and HSL 280°, 53%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AA61CF#AA61CF
HEX#AA61CF
RGBrgb(170, 97, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3804, 0.8118
RGB percentages66.7%, 38%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(279.8, 53.4%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 53.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK17.9%, 53.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,166,159
CSS custom property--colour: #AA61CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#559E30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#457CD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D82CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A7738Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11Medium purple · ΔE 12.5Orchid · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 19.3Violet · ΔE 19.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86CF61
Analogous#7361CF, #CF61BD
Triadic#CFAA61, #61CFAA
Split complementary#BDCF61, #61CF73
Tetradic#CF7361, #86CF61, #61BDCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#E9D6F3
Lighter +20%#D4AFE7
Lighter +10%#BF88DB
Darker −10%#953BC2
Darker −20%#772F9B
Darker −30%#592374
Darker −40%#3B174D
More saturated +25%#B247E9
Less saturated −25%#A27BB5

Channel breakdown

R170
G97
B207
Red170 (66.7%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue279.82°
Saturation (HSL)53.4%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 61 · B CF

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