Colour

#AA8CF3

#AA8CF3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#AA8CF3 is a violet with RGB values 170, 140, 243 and HSL 257°, 81%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#AA8CF3

RGBrgb(170, 140, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.549, 0.9529

RGB percentages66.7%, 54.9%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(257.5, 81.1%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.5, 42.4%, 95.3%)

CMYK30%, 42.4%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,177,203

CSS custom property--colour: #AA8CF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1

Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#55730C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D9EF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Deuteranopia#729CF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Tritanopia#9A9FB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.8 Slate blue · ΔE 22.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9 Royal blue · ΔE 25.3 Orchid · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D5F38C

Analogous#8CA2F3, #DD8CF3

Triadic#F3AA8C, #8CF3AA

Split complementary#F3DE8C, #A1F38C

Tetradic#F38CA2, #D5F38C, #8CF3DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEE8FD

Lighter +10%#CCBAF8

Darker −10%#885EEE

Darker −20%#6630E9

Darker −30%#4C16D0

Darker −40%#3B11A2

More saturated +25%#A580FF

Less saturated −25%#B19CE3

Channel breakdown

R170

G140

B243

Red170 (66.7%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue257.48°

Saturation (HSL)81.1%

Lightness75.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G 8C · B F3

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