Recognised as Colour
#AA78B8
- #AA78B8
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#AA78B8 is a violet with RGB values 170, 120, 184 and HSL 287°, 31%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#AA78B8#AA78B8
HEX#AA78B8
RGBrgb(170, 120, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4706, 0.7216
RGB percentages66.7%, 47.1%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(286.9, 31.1%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.9, 34.8%, 72.2%)
CMYK7.6%, 34.8%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,172,024
CSS custom property--colour: #AA78B8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#558747
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#86B878
Analogous#8A78B8, #B878A6
Triadic#B8AA78, #78B8AA
Split complementary#A6B878, #78B88A
Tetradic#B88A78, #86B878, #78A6B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G120
B184
Red170 (66.7%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue286.88°
Saturation (HSL)31.07%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 78 · B B8
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