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Recognised as Colour

#AA9AAB

  • #AA9AAB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AA9AAB is a magenta with RGB values 170, 154, 171 and HSL 296°, 9%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AA9AAB#AA9AAB
HEX#AA9AAB
RGBrgb(170, 154, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6039, 0.6706
RGB percentages66.7%, 60.4%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(296.5, 9.2%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.5, 9.9%, 67.1%)
CMYK0.6%, 9.9%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,180,715
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9AAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 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#9F9F9F
Inverted#556554

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999EACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA0AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AB9B9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 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

Dark grey · ΔE 11.9Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4Thistle · ΔE 15.4Rosy brown · ΔE 15.6Gray · ΔE 16.3Silver · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BAB9A
Analogous#A29AAB, #AB9AA3
Triadic#ABAA9A, #9AABAA
Split complementary#A3AB9A, #9AABA2
Tetradic#ABA29A, #9BAB9A, #9AA3AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EEF0
Lighter +20%#D9D2D9
Lighter +10%#C1B6C2
Darker −10%#937E94
Darker −20%#79657A
Darker −30%#5D4E5E
Darker −40%#413742
More saturated +25%#BE83C2
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R170
G154
B171
Red170 (66.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue296.47°
Saturation (HSL)9.19%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 9A · B AB

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