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Recognised as Colour

#A11CB9

  • #A11CB9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A11CB9 is a magenta with RGB values 161, 28, 185 and HSL 291°, 74%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A11CB9#A11CB9
HEX#A11CB9
RGBrgb(161, 28, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1098, 0.7255
RGB percentages63.1%, 11%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(290.8, 73.7%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.8, 84.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK13%, 84.9%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,558,649
CSS custom property--colour: #A11CB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#5EE346

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3165B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A2426Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.9Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1Dark magenta · ΔE 17.7Dark violet · ΔE 19Blue violet · ΔE 22.1Purple · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#34B91C
Analogous#521CB9, #B91C83
Triadic#B9A11C, #1CB9A1
Split complementary#83B91C, #1CB952
Tetradic#B9521C, #34B91C, #1C83B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8AEF3
Lighter +30%#DC82EC
Lighter +20%#CF56E5
Lighter +10%#C329DF
Darker −10%#7A158D
Darker −20%#540F60
Darker −30%#2D0834
Darker −40%#070108
More saturated +25%#B301D4
Less saturated −25%#8F379E

Channel breakdown

R161
G28
B185
Red161 (63.1%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue290.83°
Saturation (HSL)73.71%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 1C · B B9

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