Recognised as Colour

#A151AF

#A151AF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#A151AF is a magenta with RGB values 161, 81, 175 and HSL 291°, 37%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A151AF#A151AF

HEX#A151AF

RGBrgb(161, 81, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.3176, 0.6863

RGB percentages63.1%, 31.8%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(291.1, 37%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.1, 53.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK8%, 53.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,572,207

CSS custom property--colour: #A151AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#5EAE50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#416BB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B74ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A35E78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 17.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.2 Medium purple · ΔE 18.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.9 Purple · ΔE 21.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 17.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5FAF51

Analogous#7251AF, #AF518E

Triadic#AFA151, #51AFA1

Split complementary#8EAF51, #51AF72

Tetradic#AF7251, #5FAF51, #518EAF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECDDEF

Lighter +30%#DABADF

Lighter +20%#C797CF

Lighter +10%#B474BF

Darker −10%#81418C

Darker −20%#613169

Darker −30%#412047

Darker −40%#211024

More saturated +25%#B731CF

Less saturated −25%#8B718F

Channel breakdown

R161

G81

B175

Red161 (63.1%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue291.06°

Saturation (HSL)37.01%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A1 · G 51 · B AF

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