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Recognised as Colour

#A08CA1

  • #A08CA1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#A08CA1 is a magenta with RGB values 160, 140, 161 and HSL 297°, 10%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A08CA1#A08CA1
HEX#A08CA1
RGBrgb(160, 140, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.549, 0.6314
RGB percentages62.7%, 54.9%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(297.1, 10%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.1, 13%, 63.1%)
CMYK0.6%, 13%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,521,761
CSS custom property--colour: #A08CA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#5F735E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B91A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F93A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A18E93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7Gray · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 15.8Rosy brown · ΔE 16.2Dark grey · ΔE 16.5Thistle · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DA18C
Analogous#958CA1, #A18C98
Triadic#A1A08C, #8CA1A0
Split complementary#98A18C, #8CA196
Tetradic#A1968C, #8DA18C, #8C98A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCFD
Lighter +30%#E6E0E6
Lighter +20%#CEC4CF
Lighter +10%#B7A8B8
Darker −10%#88708A
Darker −20%#6D5A6D
Darker −30%#514351
Darker −40%#352C35
More saturated +25%#B872BB
Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R160
G140
B161
Red160 (62.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue297.14°
Saturation (HSL)10.05%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 8C · B A1

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