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Colour

#AA69ED

  • #AA69ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#AA69ED is a violet with RGB values 170, 105, 237 and HSL 270°, 79%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#AA69ED#AA69ED
HEX#AA69ED
RGBrgb(170, 105, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4118, 0.9294
RGB percentages66.7%, 41.2%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(269.5, 78.6%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.5, 55.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK28.3%, 55.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,168,237
CSS custom property--colour: #AA69ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#559612

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3687F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E88EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9E82A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.6Medium purple · ΔE 15.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.7Dark orchid · ΔE 19.9Orchid · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACED69
Analogous#696AED, #EC69ED
Triadic#EDAA69, #69EDAA
Split complementary#EDEC69, #6AED69
Tetradic#ED696A, #ACED69, #69EDEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F2FD
Lighter +20%#DEC4F8
Lighter +10%#C497F2
Darker −10%#903BE8
Darker −20%#771AD6
Darker −30%#5D14A9
Darker −40%#440F7B
More saturated +25%#AA57FF
Less saturated −25%#AA7ED8

Channel breakdown

R170
G105
B237
Red170 (66.7%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue269.55°
Saturation (HSL)78.57%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 69 · B ED

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