Colour

#AA69CE

#AA69CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AA69CE is a violet with RGB values 170, 105, 206 and HSL 279°, 51%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AA69CE#AA69CE

HEX#AA69CE

RGBrgb(170, 105, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4118, 0.8078

RGB percentages66.7%, 41.2%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(278.6, 50.8%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 49%, 80.8%)

CMYK17.5%, 49%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,168,206

CSS custom property--colour: #AA69CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#559631

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5281D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6486CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A67992no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.5 Orchid · ΔE 15.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.2 Slate blue · ΔE 19.9 Violet · ΔE 20 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DCE69

Analogous#7769CE, #CE69C0

Triadic#CEAA69, #69CEAA

Split complementary#C0CE69, #69CE77

Tetradic#CE7769, #8DCE69, #69C0CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBDCF4

Lighter +20%#D6B6E7

Lighter +10%#C08FDB

Darker −10%#9443C1

Darker −20%#78339E

Darker −30%#5B2777

Darker −40%#3D1A51

More saturated +25%#B150E7

Less saturated −25%#A382B5

Channel breakdown

R170

G105

B206

Red170 (66.7%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue278.61°

Saturation (HSL)50.75%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G 69 · B CE

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