Information about #AA0391 color

#AA0391 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AA0391 belongs to the Magenta Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 3, 145) — 66.7% red, 1.2% green, 56.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 65 / 10 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AA0391 reads as a maximally vivid magenta and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Strong Orchid (#A80093). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Barney Purple (#A00498) and Strong Fuchsia (#A8007E).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 3, 145) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AA0391: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AA0391 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AA0391 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AA0391 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AA0391

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA0391
  • RGB170, 3, 145
  • CMYK0, 65, 10, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 3, 145)
  • HSL309°, 97%, 34%
  • HSL Precise308.982°, 96.532%, 33.922%
  • HSV309°, 98%, 67%
  • HSB309°, 98%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.012
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.012, 0.569)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.012, 0.569, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.012, 0.569)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB1.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.9%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAA0391
  • DECIMAL ID11142033
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01