Recognised as Colour

#AA6DC0

#AA6DC0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AA6DC0 is a violet with RGB values 170, 109, 192 and HSL 284°, 40%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#AA6DC0

RGBrgb(170, 109, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4275, 0.7529

RGB percentages66.7%, 42.7%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(284.1, 39.7%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 43.2%, 75.3%)

CMYK11.5%, 43.2%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,169,216

CSS custom property--colour: #AA6DC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#55923F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F81C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F87BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Tritanopia#A9788Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.2 Orchid · ΔE 18.3 Plum · ΔE 22.5 Violet · ΔE 23 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.5 Slate blue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#83C06D

Analogous#816DC0, #C06DAC

Triadic#C0AA6D, #6DC0AA

Split complementary#ACC06D, #6DC081

Tetradic#C0816D, #83C06D, #6DACC0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFCFD

Lighter +30%#E8D8EE

Lighter +20%#D3B4DF

Lighter +10%#BF91CF

Darker −10%#944BAF

Darker −20%#763C8B

Darker −30%#582D67

Darker −40%#3A1D44

More saturated +25%#B653DA

Less saturated −25%#9E87A6

Channel breakdown

R170

G109

B192

Red170 (66.7%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue284.1°

Saturation (HSL)39.71%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G 6D · B C0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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