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Recognised as Colour

#A266A3

  • #A266A3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A266A3 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 102, 163 and HSL 299°, 25%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A266A3#A266A3
HEX#A266A3
RGBrgb(162, 102, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4, 0.6392
RGB percentages63.5%, 40%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(299, 24.9%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299, 37.4%, 63.9%)
CMYK0.6%, 37.4%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,643,107
CSS custom property--colour: #A266A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#5D995C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6176A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#707EA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A56C7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.8Orchid · ΔE 26.5Medium purple · ΔE 27.4Pale violetred · ΔE 27.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#67A366
Analogous#8466A3, #A36685
Triadic#A3A266, #66A3A2
Split complementary#85A366, #66A384
Tetradic#A38466, #67A366, #6685A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFE5F0
Lighter +30%#DCC6DC
Lighter +20%#C9A6C9
Lighter +10%#B586B6
Darker −10%#855086
Darker −20%#653D66
Darker −30%#452A46
Darker −40%#261726
More saturated +25%#C047C2
Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R162
G102
B163
Red162 (63.5%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue299.02°
Saturation (HSL)24.9%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 66 · B A3

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