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Recognised as Colour

#A1709E

  • #A1709E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A1709E is a magenta with RGB values 161, 112, 158 and HSL 304°, 21%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A1709E#A1709E
HEX#A1709E
RGBrgb(161, 112, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4392, 0.6196
RGB percentages63.1%, 43.9%, 62%
HSLhsl(303.7, 20.7%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.7, 30.4%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 30.4%, 1.9%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,580,126
CSS custom property--colour: #A1709E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#5E8F61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E7CA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#79829Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A57480no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21Pale violetred · ΔE 26.3Rosy brown · ΔE 27.6Slate grey · ΔE 30Light slate grey · ΔE 30.1Thistle · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70A173
Analogous#8B70A1, #A17086
Triadic#9EA170, #709EA1
Split complementary#86A170, #70A18B
Tetradic#A18B70, #70A173, #7086A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2EBF1
Lighter +30%#DECCDD
Lighter +20%#C9AEC8
Lighter +10%#B58FB3
Darker −10%#865883
Darker −20%#674465
Darker −30%#483047
Darker −40%#2A1B29
More saturated +25%#BF52B8
Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R161
G112
B158
Red161 (63.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue303.67°
Saturation (HSL)20.68%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 70 · B 9E

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