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Recognised as Colour

#A3489E

  • #A3489E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#A3489E is a magenta with RGB values 163, 72, 158 and HSL 303°, 39%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A3489E#A3489E
HEX#A3489E
RGBrgb(163, 72, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.2824, 0.6196
RGB percentages63.9%, 28.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(303.3, 38.7%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.3, 55.8%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 55.8%, 3.1%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,700,958
CSS custom property--colour: #A3489E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#5CB761

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4264A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E709Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A8516Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 19Purple · ΔE 19.7Dark magenta · ΔE 20.7Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5Medium purple · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 18.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48A34D
Analogous#7A48A3, #A34871
Triadic#9EA348, #489EA3
Split complementary#71A348, #48A37B
Tetradic#A37A48, #48A34D, #4870A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9CEE8
Lighter +30%#DAAAD7
Lighter +20%#CA87C6
Lighter +10%#BA64B6
Darker −10%#80387C
Darker −20%#5C2959
Darker −30%#391937
Darker −40%#160915
More saturated +25%#C02BB8
Less saturated −25%#866584

Channel breakdown

R163
G72
B158
Red163 (63.9%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue303.3°
Saturation (HSL)38.72%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 48 · B 9E

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