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Recognised as Colour

#AA90ED

  • #AA90ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AA90ED is a violet with RGB values 170, 144, 237 and HSL 257°, 72%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AA90ED#AA90ED
HEX#AA90ED
RGBrgb(170, 144, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5647, 0.9294
RGB percentages66.7%, 56.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(256.8, 72.1%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.8, 39.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK28.3%, 39.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,178,221
CSS custom property--colour: #AA90ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#556F12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#76A0F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A9EEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9CA0B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Plum · ΔE 23.1Slate blue · ΔE 25.6Orchid · ΔE 27.6Violet · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3ED90
Analogous#90A5ED, #D890ED
Triadic#EDAA90, #90EDAA
Split complementary#EDD890, #A5ED90
Tetradic#ED90A5, #D3ED90, #90EDD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE8FB
Lighter +10%#CCBCF4
Darker −10%#8864E6
Darker −20%#6738DF
Darker −30%#4E20C4
Darker −40%#3C1998
More saturated +25%#A380FD
Less saturated −25%#B1A0DD

Channel breakdown

R170
G144
B237
Red170 (66.7%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue256.77°
Saturation (HSL)72.09%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 90 · B ED

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