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Recognised as Colour

#A2709E

  • #A2709E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A2709E is a magenta with RGB values 162, 112, 158 and HSL 305°, 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

#A2709E#A2709E
HEX#A2709E
RGBrgb(162, 112, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4392, 0.6196
RGB percentages63.5%, 43.9%, 62%
HSLhsl(304.8, 21.2%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.8, 30.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 30.9%, 2.5%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,645,662
CSS custom property--colour: #A2709E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#5D8F61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E7CA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A839Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A67380no 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 text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.9Pale violetred · ΔE 25.9Rosy brown · ΔE 27.6Slate grey · ΔE 30.3Light slate grey · ΔE 30.4Thistle · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70A274
Analogous#8D70A2, #A27085
Triadic#9EA270, #709EA2
Split complementary#85A270, #70A28D
Tetradic#A28D70, #70A274, #7085A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2ECF2
Lighter +30%#DECDDD
Lighter +20%#CAAEC8
Lighter +10%#B68FB3
Darker −10%#875883
Darker −20%#684465
Darker −30%#493047
Darker −40%#2A1C29
More saturated +25%#C052B7
Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R162
G112
B158
Red162 (63.5%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue304.8°
Saturation (HSL)21.19%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 70 · B 9E

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