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Recognised as Colour

#A3597F

  • #A3597F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A3597F is a magenta with RGB values 163, 89, 127 and HSL 329°, 29%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A3597F#A3597F
HEX#A3597F
RGBrgb(163, 89, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.349, 0.498
RGB percentages63.9%, 34.9%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(329.2, 29.4%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.2, 45.4%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 45.4%, 22.1%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,705,279
CSS custom property--colour: #A3597F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#5CA680

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#606980no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#73767Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AC5767no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.5Rosy brown · ΔE 28.3Plum · ΔE 29.5Indian red · ΔE 32Light coral · ΔE 34Hot pink · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59A37D
Analogous#A259A3, #A3595A
Triadic#7FA359, #597FA3
Split complementary#5AA359, #59A3A2
Tetradic#A3A259, #59A37D, #595AA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECDCE4
Lighter +30%#DABBCB
Lighter +20%#C89AB2
Lighter +10%#B67998
Darker −10%#824765
Darker −20%#61354C
Darker −30%#402332
Darker −40%#1F1118
More saturated +25%#C33980
Less saturated −25%#84787E

Channel breakdown

R163
G89
B127
Red163 (63.9%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue329.19°
Saturation (HSL)29.37%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 59 · B 7F

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