Colour

#AA7CA3

#AA7CA3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AA7CA3 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 124, 163 and HSL 309°, 21%, 58%. 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

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HEX#AA7CA3

RGBrgb(170, 124, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4863, 0.6392

RGB percentages66.7%, 48.6%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(309.1, 21.3%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.1, 27.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 27.1%, 4.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,173,027

CSS custom property--colour: #AA7CA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1

Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#55835C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B87A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#868DA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AE7E8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.5 Thistle · ΔE 25.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Slate grey · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7CAA83

Analogous#9A7CAA, #AA7C8C

Triadic#A3AA7C, #7CA3AA

Split complementary#8CAA7C, #7CAA9A

Tetradic#AA9A7C, #7CAA83, #7C8CAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF8FA

Lighter +30%#E6D9E4

Lighter +20%#D2BACE

Lighter +10%#BE9BB9

Darker −10%#93608B

Darker −20%#744C6E

Darker −30%#563751

Darker −40%#372334

More saturated +25%#C561B6

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R170

G124

B163

Red170 (66.7%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue309.13°

Saturation (HSL)21.3%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 7C · B A3

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Colour values

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