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Colour

#AA84D0

  • #AA84D0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AA84D0 is a violet with RGB values 170, 132, 208 and HSL 270°, 45%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AA84D0#AA84D0
HEX#AA84D0
RGBrgb(170, 132, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5176, 0.8157
RGB percentages66.7%, 51.8%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(270, 44.7%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 36.5%, 81.6%)
CMYK18.3%, 36.5%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,175,120
CSS custom property--colour: #AA84D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#557B2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7493D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C94CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A58FA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 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 text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.2Medium purple · ΔE 19.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2Orchid · ΔE 26.1Violet · ΔE 28.5Slate blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAD084
Analogous#8484D0, #D084D0
Triadic#D0AA84, #84D0AA
Split complementary#D0D084, #84D084
Tetradic#D08484, #AAD084, #84D0D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F3FA
Lighter +20%#DDCEEC
Lighter +10%#C4A9DE
Darker −10%#915FC2
Darker −20%#7742AC
Darker −30%#5E3487
Darker −40%#442662
More saturated +25%#AA6FE5
Less saturated −25%#AA99BB

Channel breakdown

R170
G132
B208
Red170 (66.7%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)44.71%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 84 · B D0

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