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Recognised as Colour

#AA7ADE

  • #AA7ADE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AA7ADE is a violet with RGB values 170, 122, 222 and HSL 269°, 60%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AA7ADE#AA7ADE
HEX#AA7ADE
RGBrgb(170, 122, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4784, 0.8706
RGB percentages66.7%, 47.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(268.8, 60.2%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.8, 45%, 87.1%)
CMYK23.4%, 45%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,172,574
CSS custom property--colour: #AA7ADE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#558521

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#608EE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C90DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A28BA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Orchid · ΔE 20.1Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1Violet · ΔE 22.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEDE7A
Analogous#7A7CDE, #DC7ADE
Triadic#DEAA7A, #7ADEAA
Split complementary#DEDC7A, #7CDE7A
Tetradic#DE7A7C, #AEDE7A, #7ADEDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F5FC
Lighter +20%#DECCF2
Lighter +10%#C4A3E8
Darker −10%#9051D4
Darker −20%#7630C2
Darker −30%#5D2699
Darker −40%#441C70
More saturated +25%#A965F3
Less saturated −25%#AB8FC9

Channel breakdown

R170
G122
B222
Red170 (66.7%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue268.8°
Saturation (HSL)60.24%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 7A · B DE

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