Information about #AA099C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#AA099C is a intensely saturated magenta that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Barney Purple (#A00498). Slightly further away sit Strong Orchid (#A80093) and Strong Magenta (#A800A8).
In RGB terms — rgb(170, 9, 156) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.2:1. #AA099C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#AA099C color variations
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#AA099C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AA099C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AA099C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AA099C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AA099C 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AA099C color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #AA099C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A00498
#A80093
#A800A8
#991199
#9300A8
#9315A6
#A8007E
#AA00BB
#942194
#AC1DB8
#91219E
#8B008B
#AA099C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AA099C
- RGB170, 9, 156
- CMYK0, 63, 5, 33
- CSSrgb(170, 9, 156)
- HSL305°, 90%, 35%
- HSL Precise305.217°, 89.944%, 35.098%
- HSV305°, 95%, 67%
- HSB305°, 95%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.035
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
- GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.035, 0.612)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.035, 0.612, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.035, 0.612)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB3.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDAA099C
- DECIMAL ID11143580
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
