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Recognised as Colour

#AA6599

  • #AA6599
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AA6599 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 101, 153 and HSL 315°, 29%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AA6599#AA6599
HEX#AA6599
RGBrgb(170, 101, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3961, 0.6
RGB percentages66.7%, 39.6%, 60%
HSLhsl(314.8, 28.9%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.8, 40.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 40.6%, 10%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,167,129
CSS custom property--colour: #AA6599;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#559A66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#66769Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#788097no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B16778no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.5Plum · ΔE 22.2Orchid · ΔE 28.8Rosy brown · ΔE 31.8Hot pink · ΔE 32.3Medium purple · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65AA76
Analogous#9965AA, #AA6576
Triadic#99AA65, #6599AA
Split complementary#76AA65, #65AA99
Tetradic#AA9965, #65AA76, #6576AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3E8F0
Lighter +30%#E0C8DA
Lighter +20%#CEA7C5
Lighter +10%#BC86AF
Darker −10%#8E4E7E
Darker −20%#6D3C61
Darker −30%#4C2A44
Darker −40%#2B1826
More saturated +25%#C847A8
Less saturated −25%#8C838A

Channel breakdown

R170
G101
B153
Red170 (66.7%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue314.78°
Saturation (HSL)28.87%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 65 · B 99

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