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Recognised as Colour

#A35B8A

  • #A35B8A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A35B8A is a magenta with RGB values 163, 91, 138 and HSL 321°, 28%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A35B8A#A35B8A
HEX#A35B8A
RGBrgb(163, 91, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.3569, 0.5412
RGB percentages63.9%, 35.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(320.8, 28.3%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.8, 44.2%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 44.2%, 15.3%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,705,802
CSS custom property--colour: #A35B8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#5CA475

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#5F6C8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#717788no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AB5C6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#5BA374
Analogous#985BA3, #A35B66
Triadic#8AA35B, #5B8AA3
Split complementary#66A35B, #5BA398
Tetradic#A3985B, #5BA374, #5B66A3

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#ECDEE7
Lighter +30%#DABDD0
Lighter +20%#C89CB9
Lighter +10%#B67BA1
Darker −10%#82496E
Darker −20%#623653
Darker −30%#412437
Darker −40%#20121B
More saturated +25%#C33B94
Less saturated −25%#837B80

Channel breakdown

R163
G91
B138
Red163 (63.9%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue320.83°
Saturation (HSL)28.35%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 5B · B 8A

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