Colour

#A08EA2

#A08EA2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#A08EA2 is a magenta with RGB values 160, 142, 162 and HSL 294°, 10%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#A08EA2

RGBrgb(160, 142, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5569, 0.6353

RGB percentages62.7%, 55.7%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(294, 9.7%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294, 12.3%, 63.5%)

CMYK1.2%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,522,274

CSS custom property--colour: #A08EA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#5F715D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C92A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9094A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A19095no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.1 Gray · ΔE 15.2 Slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Dark grey · ΔE 15.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.3 Thistle · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90A28E

Analogous#968EA2, #A28E9A

Triadic#A2A08E, #8EA2A0

Split complementary#9AA28E, #8EA296

Tetradic#A2968E, #90A28E, #8E9AA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#E7E2E7

Lighter +20%#CFC6D0

Lighter +10%#B8AAB9

Darker −10%#88728B

Darker −20%#6D5B6F

Darker −30%#514453

Darker −40%#362D37

More saturated +25%#B574BC

Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R160

G142

B162

Red160 (62.7%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue294°

Saturation (HSL)9.71%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 8E · B A2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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