Colour

#AA75A0

#AA75A0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AA75A0 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 117, 160 and HSL 311°, 24%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AA75A0#AA75A0

HEX#AA75A0

RGBrgb(170, 117, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4588, 0.6275

RGB percentages66.7%, 45.9%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(311.3, 23.8%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.3, 31.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 31.2%, 5.9%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,171,232

CSS custom property--colour: #AA75A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1

Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#558A5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7581A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#81899Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AF7784no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.1 Thistle · ΔE 28.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3 Slate grey · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75AA7F

Analogous#9975AA, #AA7586

Triadic#A0AA75, #75A0AA

Split complementary#86AA75, #75AA9A

Tetradic#AA9A75, #75AA7F, #7586AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F3F7

Lighter +30%#E4D4E1

Lighter +20%#D1B4CB

Lighter +10%#BD95B6

Darker −10%#925A87

Darker −20%#72476A

Darker −30%#53334D

Darker −40%#332030

More saturated +25%#C659B1

Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R170

G117

B160

Red170 (66.7%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue311.32°

Saturation (HSL)23.77%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 75 · B A0

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