Colour

#A1579F

#A1579F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#A1579F is a magenta with RGB values 161, 87, 159 and HSL 302°, 30%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A1579F

RGBrgb(161, 87, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.3412, 0.6235

RGB percentages63.1%, 34.1%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(301.6, 29.8%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.6, 46%, 63.1%)

CMYK0%, 46%, 1.2%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,573,727

CSS custom property--colour: #A1579F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#5EA860

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#526CA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#66769Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A55E73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 22 Medium purple · ΔE 25.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26 Plum · ΔE 27 Purple · ΔE 27.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 21.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#57A159

Analogous#7E57A1, #A1577A

Triadic#9FA157, #579FA1

Split complementary#7AA157, #57A17E

Tetradic#A17E57, #57A159, #577AA1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBD9EA

Lighter +30%#D9B8D8

Lighter +20%#C797C6

Lighter +10%#B576B3

Darker −10%#80457E

Darker −20%#5F335E

Darker −30%#3E213D

Darker −40%#1D0F1C

More saturated +25%#C038BC

Less saturated −25%#827682

Channel breakdown

R161

G87

B159

Red161 (63.1%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue301.62°

Saturation (HSL)29.84%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A1 · G 57 · B 9F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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