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Recognised as Colour

#AA679A

  • #AA679A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AA679A is a magenta with RGB values 170, 103, 154 and HSL 314°, 28%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AA679A#AA679A
HEX#AA679A
RGBrgb(170, 103, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4039, 0.6039
RGB percentages66.7%, 40.4%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(314.3, 28.3%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.3, 39.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 39.4%, 9.4%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,167,642
CSS custom property--colour: #AA679A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#559865

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#68779Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#798198no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B0697Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.6Plum · ΔE 21.7Orchid · ΔE 29.3Rosy brown · ΔE 31Hot pink · ΔE 32.9Medium purple · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#67AA77
Analogous#9967AA, #AA6778
Triadic#9AAA67, #679AAA
Split complementary#78AA67, #67AA99
Tetradic#AA9967, #67AA77, #6778AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3EAF1
Lighter +30%#E1C9DB
Lighter +20%#CFA8C5
Lighter +10%#BC88B0
Darker −10%#8E507F
Darker −20%#6E3D62
Darker −30%#4D2B45
Darker −40%#2C1928
More saturated +25%#C849A9
Less saturated −25%#8C858B

Channel breakdown

R170
G103
B154
Red170 (66.7%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue314.33°
Saturation (HSL)28.27%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 67 · B 9A

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