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Recognised as Colour

#A2739C

  • #A2739C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A2739C is a magenta with RGB values 162, 115, 156 and HSL 308°, 20%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A2739C#A2739C
HEX#A2739C
RGBrgb(162, 115, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.451, 0.6118
RGB percentages63.5%, 45.1%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(307.7, 20.2%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.7, 29%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 29%, 3.7%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,646,428
CSS custom property--colour: #A2739C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#5D8C63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#727E9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D849Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A67681no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.5Rosy brown · ΔE 24.7Pale violetred · ΔE 25.9Slate grey · ΔE 27.9Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9Thistle · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73A279
Analogous#9073A2, #A27384
Triadic#9CA273, #739CA2
Split complementary#84A273, #73A290
Tetradic#A29173, #73A279, #7384A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3EEF3
Lighter +30%#DFCFDD
Lighter +20%#CBB0C7
Lighter +10%#B692B2
Darker −10%#885A82
Darker −20%#694665
Darker −30%#4B3147
Darker −40%#2C1D2A
More saturated +25%#BF56B2
Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R162
G115
B156
Red162 (63.5%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue307.66°
Saturation (HSL)20.17%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 73 · B 9C

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