Recognised as Colour

#AA77CD

#AA77CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AA77CD is a violet with RGB values 170, 119, 205 and HSL 276°, 46%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#AA77CD

RGBrgb(170, 119, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4667, 0.8039

RGB percentages66.7%, 46.7%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(275.6, 46.2%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 42%, 80.4%)

CMYK17.1%, 42%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,171,789

CSS custom property--colour: #AA77CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#558832

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6589D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#728DCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A68498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.5 Orchid · ΔE 20.1 Plum · ΔE 21.6 Violet · ΔE 23.5 Slate blue · ΔE 24.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9ACD77

Analogous#7F77CD, #CD77C5

Triadic#CDAA77, #77CDAA

Split complementary#C5CD77, #77CD7F

Tetradic#CD7F77, #9ACD77, #77C5CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E7F6

Lighter +20%#D9C2E8

Lighter +10%#C19CDB

Darker −10%#9352BF

Darker −20%#793CA2

Darker −30%#5D2E7D

Darker −40%#412058

More saturated +25%#AE60E4

Less saturated −25%#A68EB6

Channel breakdown

R170

G119

B205

Red170 (66.7%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue275.58°

Saturation (HSL)46.24%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G 77 · B CD

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