Colour

#AA85DE

#AA85DE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AA85DE is a violet with RGB values 170, 133, 222 and HSL 265°, 57%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#AA85DE

RGBrgb(170, 133, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5216, 0.8706

RGB percentages66.7%, 52.2%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(264.9, 57.4%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.9, 40.1%, 87.1%)

CMYK23.4%, 40.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,175,390

CSS custom property--colour: #AA85DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1

Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#557A21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F96E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7796DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A194A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.1 Plum · ΔE 21.5 Orchid · ΔE 24.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3 Slate blue · ΔE 24.6 Violet · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B9DE85

Analogous#858DDE, #D685DE

Triadic#DEAA85, #85DEAA

Split complementary#DED685, #8DDE85

Tetradic#DE858D, #B9DE85, #85DED6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDFF

Lighter +20%#E2D5F4

Lighter +10%#C6ADE9

Darker −10%#8E5DD3

Darker −20%#7236C7

Darker −30%#5B2B9F

Darker −40%#442077

More saturated +25%#A772F1

Less saturated −25%#AD98CB

Channel breakdown

R170

G133

B222

Red170 (66.7%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue264.94°

Saturation (HSL)57.42%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G 85 · B DE

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