Recognised as Colour

#A18CA5

#A18CA5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#A18CA5 is a magenta with RGB values 161, 140, 165 and HSL 290°, 12%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#A18CA5

RGBrgb(161, 140, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.549, 0.6471

RGB percentages63.1%, 54.9%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(290.4, 12.2%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.4, 15.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK2.4%, 15.2%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,587,301

CSS custom property--colour: #A18CA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#5E735A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A91A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E94A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A28E94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6 Slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.7 Gray · ΔE 17.7 Dark grey · ΔE 18.3 Thistle · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 15.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90A58C

Analogous#958CA5, #A58C9D

Triadic#A5A18C, #8CA5A1

Split complementary#9DA58C, #8CA595

Tetradic#A5958C, #90A58C, #8C9DA5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFF

Lighter +30%#E7E2E8

Lighter +20%#D0C5D2

Lighter +10%#B8A9BB

Darker −10%#8A708E

Darker −20%#6E5972

Darker −30%#524355

Darker −40%#372C39

More saturated +25%#B272BF

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R161

G140

B165

Red161 (63.1%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue290.4°

Saturation (HSL)12.2%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A1 · G 8C · B A5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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