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Colour

#AA8EE7

  • #AA8EE7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AA8EE7 is a violet with RGB values 170, 142, 231 and HSL 259°, 65%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AA8EE7#AA8EE7
HEX#AA8EE7
RGBrgb(170, 142, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5569, 0.9059
RGB percentages66.7%, 55.7%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(258.9, 65%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 38.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK26.4%, 38.5%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,177,703
CSS custom property--colour: #AA8EE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#557118

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#769DEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9CE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9E9DB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Plum · ΔE 21.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.4Orchid · ΔE 27.3Violet · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBE78E
Analogous#8E9EE7, #D78EE7
Triadic#E7AA8E, #8EE7AA
Split complementary#E7D78E, #9FE78E
Tetradic#E78E9E, #CBE78E, #8EE7D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E2F9
Lighter +10%#CAB8F0
Darker −10%#8A64DE
Darker −20%#6B3AD5
Darker −30%#5427B5
Darker −40%#401E8B
More saturated +25%#A47DF8
Less saturated −25%#B09FD6

Channel breakdown

R170
G142
B231
Red170 (66.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue258.88°
Saturation (HSL)64.96%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 8E · B E7

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