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Colour

#AA83F8

  • #AA83F8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AA83F8 is a violet with RGB values 170, 131, 248 and HSL 260°, 89%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AA83F8#AA83F8
HEX#AA83F8
RGBrgb(170, 131, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5137, 0.9725
RGB percentages66.7%, 51.4%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(260, 89.3%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 47.2%, 97.3%)
CMYK31.5%, 47.2%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,174,904
CSS custom property--colour: #AA83F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#557C07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C99FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6597F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9999B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6Royal blue · ΔE 23.3Violet · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1F883
Analogous#8396F8, #E483F8
Triadic#F8AA83, #83F8AA
Split complementary#F8E483, #97F883
Tetradic#F88397, #D1F883, #83F8E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECE4FD
Lighter +10%#CBB3FB
Darker −10%#8953F5
Darker −20%#6822F3
Darker −30%#4F0CD6
Darker −40%#3D09A6
More saturated +25%#A87CFF
Less saturated −25%#AF93E8

Channel breakdown

R170
G131
B248
Red170 (66.7%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)89.31%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 83 · B F8

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