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Recognised as Colour

#AA82DC

  • #AA82DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AA82DC is a violet with RGB values 170, 130, 220 and HSL 267°, 56%, 69%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#AA82DC#AA82DC
HEX#AA82DC
RGBrgb(170, 130, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5098, 0.8627
RGB percentages66.7%, 51%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(266.7, 56.3%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 40.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK22.7%, 40.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,174,620
CSS custom property--colour: #AA82DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#557D23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C93DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7594DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A291A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.2Plum · ΔE 22Orchid · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 23.8Violet · ΔE 24.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4DC82
Analogous#8287DC, #D782DC
Triadic#DCAA82, #82DCAA
Split complementary#DCD782, #87DC82
Tetradic#DC8287, #B4DC82, #82DCD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFAFD
Lighter +20%#E0D2F2
Lighter +10%#C5AAE7
Darker −10%#8F5AD1
Darker −20%#7436C2
Darker −30%#5C2B9A
Darker −40%#442072
More saturated +25%#A86EF0
Less saturated −25%#AC96C8

Channel breakdown

R170
G130
B220
Red170 (66.7%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue266.67°
Saturation (HSL)56.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 82 · B DC

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