Colour

#A060A0

#A060A0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A060A0 is a magenta with RGB values 160, 96, 160 and HSL 300°, 25%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A060A0#A060A0

HEX#A060A0

RGBrgb(160, 96, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.3765, 0.6275

RGB percentages62.7%, 37.6%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(300, 25.2%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 40%, 62.7%)

CMYK0%, 40%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,510,496

CSS custom property--colour: #A060A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1

Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#5F9F5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B72A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C7A9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A46678no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 23.8 Orchid · ΔE 25.3 Medium purple · ΔE 26.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 23.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#60A060

Analogous#8060A0, #A06080

Triadic#A0A060, #60A0A0

Split complementary#80A060, #60A080

Tetradic#A08060, #60A060, #6080A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECE0EC

Lighter +30%#D9C0D9

Lighter +20%#C6A0C6

Lighter +10%#B380B3

Darker −10%#804D80

Darker −20%#603A60

Darker −30%#402740

Darker −40%#211321

More saturated +25%#C040C0

Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R160

G96

B160

Red160 (62.7%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)25.2%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 60 · B A0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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