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Recognised as Colour

#A24DAE

  • #A24DAE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A24DAE is a magenta with RGB values 162, 77, 174 and HSL 293°, 39%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A24DAE#A24DAE
HEX#A24DAE
RGBrgb(162, 77, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.302, 0.6824
RGB percentages63.5%, 30.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(292.6, 38.6%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.6, 55.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK6.9%, 55.7%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,636,718
CSS custom property--colour: #A24DAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#5DB251

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D69B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5973ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A45A76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.8Orchid · ΔE 17Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.8Dark magenta · ΔE 19.6Purple · ΔE 19.7Medium purple · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59AE4D
Analogous#714DAE, #AE4D8A
Triadic#AEA24D, #4DAEA2
Split complementary#8AAE4D, #4DAE71
Tetradic#AE714D, #59AE4D, #4D8AAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBD9EE
Lighter +30%#D9B6DE
Lighter +20%#C792CF
Lighter +10%#B56FBF
Darker −10%#813D8B
Darker −20%#602E67
Darker −30%#3F1E44
Darker −40%#1E0E21
More saturated +25%#BA2ECD
Less saturated −25%#8A6C8F

Channel breakdown

R162
G77
B174
Red162 (63.5%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue292.58°
Saturation (HSL)38.65%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 4D · B AE

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