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Recognised as Colour

#AA85A9

  • #AA85A9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AA85A9 is a magenta with RGB values 170, 133, 169 and HSL 302°, 18%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AA85A9#AA85A9
HEX#AA85A9
RGBrgb(170, 133, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5216, 0.6627
RGB percentages66.7%, 52.2%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(301.6, 17.9%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.6, 21.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 21.8%, 0.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,175,337
CSS custom property--colour: #AA85A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#557A56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#838EAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B92A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AD8891no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.8Rosy brown · ΔE 20.8Thistle · ΔE 21.7Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2Slate grey · ΔE 23.9Gray · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85AA86
Analogous#9985AA, #AA8596
Triadic#A9AA85, #85A9AA
Split complementary#97AA85, #85AA99
Tetradic#AA9985, #85AA86, #8596AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFE
Lighter +30%#E9DFE9
Lighter +20%#D4C1D3
Lighter +10%#BFA3BE
Darker −10%#956793
Darker −20%#765375
Darker −30%#583E58
Darker −40%#3A293A
More saturated +25%#C46BC1
Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R170
G133
B169
Red170 (66.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue301.62°
Saturation (HSL)17.87%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 85 · B A9

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