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Colour

#AA85AC

  • #AA85AC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AA85AC is a magenta with RGB values 170, 133, 172 and HSL 297°, 19%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AA85AC#AA85AC
HEX#AA85AC
RGBrgb(170, 133, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5216, 0.6745
RGB percentages66.7%, 52.2%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(296.9, 19%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.9, 22.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK1.2%, 22.7%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,175,340
CSS custom property--colour: #AA85AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#557A53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#828EAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A93ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AC8892no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.8Thistle · ΔE 22.2Rosy brown · ΔE 22.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 24.7Gray · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87AC85
Analogous#9785AC, #AC859B
Triadic#ACAA85, #85ACAA
Split complementary#9BAC85, #85AC97
Tetradic#AC9785, #87AC85, #859BAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#E9E0EA
Lighter +20%#D4C2D5
Lighter +10%#BFA3C1
Darker −10%#956797
Darker −20%#775279
Darker −30%#593E5A
Darker −40%#3B293C
More saturated +25%#C16BC6
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R170
G133
B172
Red170 (66.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue296.92°
Saturation (HSL)19.02%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 85 · B AC

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