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Colour

#AA7AE6

  • #AA7AE6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AA7AE6 is a violet with RGB values 170, 122, 230 and HSL 267°, 68%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AA7AE6#AA7AE6
HEX#AA7AE6
RGBrgb(170, 122, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4784, 0.902
RGB percentages66.7%, 47.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(266.7, 68.4%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 47%, 90.2%)
CMYK26.1%, 47%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,172,582
CSS custom property--colour: #AA7AE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#558519

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B90EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6790E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9F8DA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.3Slate blue · ΔE 18.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1Medium orchid · ΔE 20.2Orchid · ΔE 20.7Violet · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6E67A
Analogous#7A80E6, #E07AE6
Triadic#E6AA7A, #7AE6AA
Split complementary#E6E07A, #80E67A
Tetradic#E67A80, #B6E67A, #7AE6E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFE
Lighter +20%#E1D0F6
Lighter +10%#C5A5EE
Darker −10%#8F4FDE
Darker −20%#7428D2
Darker −30%#5C1FA8
Darker −40%#44177D
More saturated +25%#A866FA
Less saturated −25%#AC8ED2

Channel breakdown

R170
G122
B230
Red170 (66.7%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue266.67°
Saturation (HSL)68.35%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 7A · B E6

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