Colour

#AA88DD

#AA88DD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AA88DD is a violet with RGB values 170, 136, 221 and HSL 264°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AA88DD#AA88DD

HEX#AA88DD

HEX (short)#A8D

RGBrgb(170, 136, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5333, 0.8667

RGB percentages66.7%, 53.3%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(264, 55.6%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264, 38.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK23.1%, 38.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,176,157

CSS custom property--colour: #AA88DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.27:1

Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#557722

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7397E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A98DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Tritanopia#A196A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.4 Plum · ΔE 19.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2 Orchid · ΔE 25.7 Slate blue · ΔE 26.6 Violet · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBDD88

Analogous#8890DD, #D588DD

Triadic#DDAA88, #88DDAA

Split complementary#DDD488, #91DD88

Tetradic#DD8890, #BBDD88, #88DDD4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E3D7F4

Lighter +10%#C6B0E8

Darker −10%#8E60D2

Darker −20%#7139C6

Darker −30%#5B2D9F

Darker −40%#442277

More saturated +25%#A675F0

Less saturated −25%#AE9BCA

Channel breakdown

R170

G136

B221

Red170 (66.7%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue264°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G 88 · B DD

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