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Recognised as Colour

#A27A9C

  • #A27A9C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A27A9C is a magenta with RGB values 162, 122, 156 and HSL 309°, 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

#A27A9C#A27A9C
HEX#A27A9C
RGBrgb(162, 122, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4784, 0.6118
RGB percentages63.5%, 47.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(309, 17.7%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309, 24.7%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 24.7%, 3.7%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,648,220
CSS custom property--colour: #A27A9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#5D8563

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79839Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#82889Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A67C86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 20.7Plum · ΔE 22.8Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7Slate grey · ΔE 23.8Gray · ΔE 24.8Thistle · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 20.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AA280
Analogous#947AA2, #A27A88
Triadic#9CA27A, #7A9CA2
Split complementary#88A27A, #7AA294
Tetradic#A2947A, #7AA280, #7A88A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F2F5
Lighter +30%#E1D4DF
Lighter +20%#CCB6C9
Lighter +10%#B798B2
Darker −10%#896083
Darker −20%#6B4B66
Darker −30%#4D364A
Darker −40%#2F212D
More saturated +25%#BE5EB0
Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R162
G122
B156
Red162 (63.5%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue309°
Saturation (HSL)17.7%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 7A · B 9C

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