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Colour

#AA79FD

  • #AA79FD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#AA79FD is a violet with RGB values 170, 121, 253 and HSL 262°, 97%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#AA79FD#AA79FD
HEX#AA79FD
RGBrgb(170, 121, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4745, 0.9922
RGB percentages66.7%, 47.5%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(262.3, 97.1%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.3, 52.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK32.8%, 52.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,172,349
CSS custom property--colour: #AA79FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#558602

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4693FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5492FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9893B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12Medium purple · ΔE 14.4Slate blue · ΔE 18.7Medium orchid · ΔE 19Royal blue · ΔE 24.6Dark orchid · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCFD79
Analogous#798AFD, #EC79FD
Triadic#FDAA79, #79FDAA
Split complementary#FDEC79, #8AFD79
Tetradic#FD798A, #CCFD79, #79FDEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EADEFF
Lighter +10%#CAABFE
Darker −10%#8A47FC
Darker −20%#6A15FC
Darker −30%#5303DA
Darker −40%#4002A8
More saturated +25%#A977FF
Less saturated −25%#AE8AEC

Channel breakdown

R170
G121
B253
Red170 (66.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue262.27°
Saturation (HSL)97.06%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 79 · B FD

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