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Recognised as Colour

#A317BC

  • #A317BC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A317BC is a magenta with RGB values 163, 23, 188 and HSL 291°, 78%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A317BC#A317BC
HEX#A317BC
RGBrgb(163, 23, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.0902, 0.7373
RGB percentages63.9%, 9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(290.9, 78.2%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 87.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK13.3%, 87.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,688,444
CSS custom property--colour: #A317BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#5CE843

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E66B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A4416Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.8Dark violet · ΔE 17.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7Dark magenta · ΔE 19.7Blue violet · ΔE 20.7Purple · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.85, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#30BC17
Analogous#5117BC, #BC1782
Triadic#BCA317, #17BCA3
Split complementary#82BC17, #17BC51
Tetradic#BC5117, #30BC17, #1782BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9AAF5
Lighter +30%#DE7DEF
Lighter +20%#D24FEA
Lighter +10%#C722E4
Darker −10%#7C118F
Darker −20%#540C61
Darker −30%#2D0634
Darker −40%#050106
More saturated +25%#B300D3
Less saturated −25%#9131A2

Channel breakdown

R163
G23
B188
Red163 (63.9%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue290.91°
Saturation (HSL)78.2%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 17 · B BC

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