Colour

#AA69EB

#AA69EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#AA69EB is a violet with RGB values 170, 105, 235 and HSL 270°, 76%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AA69EB#AA69EB

HEX#AA69EB

RGBrgb(170, 105, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4118, 0.9216

RGB percentages66.7%, 41.2%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(270, 76.5%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 55.3%, 92.2%)

CMYK27.7%, 55.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,168,235

CSS custom property--colour: #AA69EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1

Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#559614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3886EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5088E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Tritanopia#9F82A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.9 Medium purple · ΔE 14.9 Slate blue · ΔE 18.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3 Orchid · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AAEB69

Analogous#6969EB, #EB69EB

Triadic#EBAA69, #69EBAA

Split complementary#EBEB69, #69EB69

Tetradic#EB6969, #AAEB69, #69EBEB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F0FD

Lighter +20%#DDC3F7

Lighter +10%#C396F1

Darker −10%#903CE5

Darker −20%#771CD2

Darker −30%#5D16A5

Darker −40%#441078

More saturated +25%#AA55FF

Less saturated −25%#AA7ED6

Channel breakdown

R170

G105

B235

Red170 (66.7%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G 69 · B EB

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