Colour

#AA66CD

#AA66CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AA66CD is a violet with RGB values 170, 102, 205 and HSL 280°, 51%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#AA66CD

RGBrgb(170, 102, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4, 0.8039

RGB percentages66.7%, 40%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(279.6, 50.7%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 50.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK17.1%, 50.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,167,437

CSS custom property--colour: #AA66CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#559932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E7FD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6284CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A77690no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7 Orchid · ΔE 15.5 Violet · ΔE 19.8 Slate blue · ΔE 19.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#89CD66

Analogous#7766CD, #CD66BC

Triadic#CDAA66, #66CDAA

Split complementary#BDCD66, #66CD76

Tetradic#CD7666, #89CD66, #66BCCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAD9F3

Lighter +20%#D5B3E6

Lighter +10%#BF8CDA

Darker −10%#9540C0

Darker −20%#77329B

Darker −30%#5A2674

Darker −40%#3C194E

More saturated +25%#B24DE6

Less saturated −25%#A27FB4

Channel breakdown

R170

G102

B205

Red170 (66.7%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue279.61°

Saturation (HSL)50.74%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G 66 · B CD

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