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Recognised as Colour

#AA8FE3

  • #AA8FE3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AA8FE3 is a violet with RGB values 170, 143, 227 and HSL 259°, 60%, 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

#AA8FE3#AA8FE3
HEX#AA8FE3
RGBrgb(170, 143, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5608, 0.8902
RGB percentages66.7%, 56.1%, 89%
HSLhsl(259.3, 60%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 37%, 89%)
CMYK25.1%, 37%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,177,955
CSS custom property--colour: #AA8FE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 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#9B9B9B
Inverted#55701C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A9DE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E9CE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#9F9DAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 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 17.5Plum · ΔE 19.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Orchid · ΔE 28.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.3Violet · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8E38F
Analogous#8F9EE3, #D48FE3
Triadic#E3AA8F, #8FE3AA
Split complementary#E3D48F, #9EE38F
Tetradic#E38F9E, #C8E38F, #8FE3D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E1F7
Lighter +10%#C9B8ED
Darker −10%#8B66D9
Darker −20%#6C3DCF
Darker −30%#552BAE
Darker −40%#412185
More saturated +25%#A47EF4
Less saturated −25%#B0A1D2

Channel breakdown

R170
G143
B227
Red170 (66.7%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue259.29°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 8F · B E3

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