Colour
#AA80D4
- #AA80D4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#AA80D4 is a violet with RGB values 170, 128, 212 and HSL 270°, 49%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#AA80D4#AA80D4
HEX#AA80D4
RGBrgb(170, 128, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.502, 0.8314
RGB percentages66.7%, 50.2%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(270, 49.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 39.6%, 83.1%)
CMYK19.8%, 39.6%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,174,100
CSS custom property--colour: #AA80D4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#557F2B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAD480
Analogous#8080D4, #D480D4
Triadic#D4AA80, #80D4AA
Split complementary#D4D480, #80D480
Tetradic#D48080, #AAD480, #80D4D4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G128
B212
Red170 (66.7%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)49.41%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 80 · B D4
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