Recognised as Colour

#A057AB

#A057AB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#A057AB is a magenta with RGB values 160, 87, 171 and HSL 292°, 33%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A057AB#A057AB

HEX#A057AB

RGBrgb(160, 87, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.3412, 0.6706

RGB percentages62.7%, 34.1%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(292.1, 33.3%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.1, 49.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK6.4%, 49.1%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,508,203

CSS custom property--colour: #A057AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#5FA854

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B6EAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6176A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A26279no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 18.8 Medium purple · ΔE 19.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3 Purple · ΔE 24.8 Violet · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 18.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#62AB57

Analogous#7657AB, #AB578C

Triadic#ABA057, #57ABA0

Split complementary#8CAB57, #57AB76

Tetradic#AB7657, #62AB57, #578CAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EDDFEF

Lighter +30%#DABDDE

Lighter +20%#C69BCD

Lighter +10%#B379BC

Darker −10%#81458A

Darker −20%#613468

Darker −30%#412346

Darker −40%#221224

More saturated +25%#B738CB

Less saturated −25%#89778B

Channel breakdown

R160

G87

B171

Red160 (62.7%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue292.14°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 57 · B AB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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