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Recognised as Colour

#AA84C1

  • #AA84C1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AA84C1 is a violet with RGB values 170, 132, 193 and HSL 277°, 33%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AA84C1#AA84C1
HEX#AA84C1
RGBrgb(170, 132, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5176, 0.7569
RGB percentages66.7%, 51.8%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(277.4, 33%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 31.6%, 75.7%)
CMYK11.9%, 31.6%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,175,105
CSS custom property--colour: #AA84C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#557B3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A90C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8293BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A88C9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.4Thistle · ΔE 28.8Orchid · ΔE 30.5Steel blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BC184
Analogous#8B84C1, #C184BA
Triadic#C1AA84, #84C1AA
Split complementary#BAC184, #84C18B
Tetradic#C18B84, #9BC184, #84BAC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EAF4
Lighter +20%#D9C8E3
Lighter +10%#C1A6D2
Darker −10%#9362B0
Darker −20%#794B94
Darker −30%#5D3A72
Darker −40%#412950
More saturated +25%#B06DD8
Less saturated −25%#A49BAA

Channel breakdown

R170
G132
B193
Red170 (66.7%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue277.38°
Saturation (HSL)32.97%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 84 · B C1

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