Recognised as Colour

#AA69B9

#AA69B9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#AA69B9 is a violet with RGB values 170, 105, 185 and HSL 289°, 36%, 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

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HEX#AA69B9

RGBrgb(170, 105, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4118, 0.7255

RGB percentages66.7%, 41.2%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(288.8, 36.4%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 43.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK8.1%, 43.2%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,168,185

CSS custom property--colour: #AA69B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#559646

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D7DBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F84B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Tritanopia#AB7388no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 18.3 Medium purple · ΔE 18.5 Plum · ΔE 22.6 Violet · ΔE 23.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 18.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78B969

Analogous#8269B9, #B969A0

Triadic#B9AA69, #69B9AA

Split complementary#A0B969, #69B982

Tetradic#B98269, #78B969, #69A0B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F4FA

Lighter +30%#E5D1EA

Lighter +20%#D1AFD9

Lighter +10%#BE8CC9

Darker −10%#934CA3

Darker −20%#733C80

Darker −30%#542C5D

Darker −40%#351B3B

More saturated +25%#BB4ED4

Less saturated −25%#99859E

Channel breakdown

R170

G105

B185

Red170 (66.7%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue288.75°

Saturation (HSL)36.36%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G 69 · B B9

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