Recognised as Colour
#AA68BA
- #AA68BA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#AA68BA is a violet with RGB values 170, 104, 186 and HSL 288°, 37%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#AA68BA#AA68BA
HEX#AA68BA
RGBrgb(170, 104, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4078, 0.7294
RGB percentages66.7%, 40.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(288.3, 37.3%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.3, 44.1%, 72.9%)
CMYK8.6%, 44.1%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,167,930
CSS custom property--colour: #AA68BA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#559745
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#78BA68
Analogous#8168BA, #BA68A1
Triadic#BAAA68, #68BAAA
Split complementary#A1BA68, #68BA81
Tetradic#BA8168, #78BA68, #68A1BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G104
B186
Red170 (66.7%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue288.29°
Saturation (HSL)37.27%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 68 · B BA
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