Colour

#A26D9C

#A26D9C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A26D9C is a magenta with RGB values 162, 109, 156 and HSL 307°, 22%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#A26D9C

RGBrgb(162, 109, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4275, 0.6118

RGB percentages63.5%, 42.7%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(306.8, 22.2%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306.8, 32.7%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 32.7%, 3.7%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,644,892

CSS custom property--colour: #A26D9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#5D9263

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B7A9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#78819Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A6707Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.4 Slate grey · ΔE 31.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.7 Thistle · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6DA273

Analogous#8E6DA2, #A26D82

Triadic#9CA26D, #6D9CA2

Split complementary#82A26D, #6DA28E

Tetradic#A28E6D, #6DA273, #6D81A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1EAF1

Lighter +30%#DECADB

Lighter +20%#CAABC6

Lighter +10%#B68CB1

Darker −10%#865681

Darker −20%#674263

Darker −30%#482E45

Darker −40%#291A27

More saturated +25%#C04FB3

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R162

G109

B156

Red162 (63.5%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue306.79°

Saturation (HSL)22.18%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 6D · B 9C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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