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Recognised as Colour

#A27A97

  • #A27A97
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A27A97 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 122, 151 and HSL 317°, 18%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A27A97#A27A97
HEX#A27A97
RGBrgb(162, 122, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4784, 0.5922
RGB percentages63.5%, 47.8%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(316.5, 17.7%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.5, 24.7%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 24.7%, 6.8%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,648,215
CSS custom property--colour: #A27A97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#5D8568

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B8398no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#848896no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A67B84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 18.2Gray · ΔE 22.7Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8Slate grey · ΔE 22.8Plum · ΔE 24.6Thistle · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 18.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AA285
Analogous#997AA2, #A27A83
Triadic#97A27A, #7A97A2
Split complementary#83A27A, #7AA299
Tetradic#A2997A, #7AA285, #7A83A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F2F5
Lighter +30%#E1D4DD
Lighter +20%#CCB6C6
Lighter +10%#B798AE
Darker −10%#89607E
Darker −20%#6B4B62
Darker −30%#4D3647
Darker −40%#2F212B
More saturated +25%#BE5EA4
Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R162
G122
B151
Red162 (63.5%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue316.5°
Saturation (HSL)17.7%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 7A · B 97

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