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Recognised as Colour

#A291A4

  • #A291A4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#A291A4 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 145, 164 and HSL 294°, 9%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A291A4#A291A4
HEX#A291A4
RGBrgb(162, 145, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5686, 0.6431
RGB percentages63.5%, 56.9%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(293.7, 9.5%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.7, 11.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK1.2%, 11.6%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,654,116
CSS custom property--colour: #A291A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#5D6E5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9095A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9397A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A39397no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.1Dark grey · ΔE 14.3Gray · ΔE 15.2Slate grey · ΔE 15.5Rosy brown · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93A491
Analogous#9891A4, #A4919D
Triadic#A4A291, #91A4A2
Split complementary#9DA491, #91A498
Tetradic#A49891, #93A491, #919DA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9E5E9
Lighter +20%#D1C9D2
Lighter +10%#BAADBB
Darker −10%#8A758D
Darker −20%#6F5E71
Darker −30%#544755
Darker −40%#383039
More saturated +25%#B678BD
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R162
G145
B164
Red162 (63.5%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue293.68°
Saturation (HSL)9.45%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 91 · B A4

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