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Recognised as Colour

#A36DAD

  • #A36DAD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A36DAD is a magenta with RGB values 163, 109, 173 and HSL 291°, 28%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A36DAD#A36DAD
HEX#A36DAD
RGBrgb(163, 109, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4275, 0.6784
RGB percentages63.9%, 42.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(290.6, 28.1%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.6, 37%, 67.8%)
CMYK5.8%, 37%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,710,445
CSS custom property--colour: #A36DAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#5C9252

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#657DAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7383ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A47485no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 24.9Orchid · ΔE 26.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 29Pale violetred · ΔE 29.9Violet · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77AD6D
Analogous#836DAD, #AD6D97
Triadic#ADA36D, #6DADA3
Split complementary#97AD6D, #6DAD83
Tetradic#AD836D, #77AD6D, #6D97AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F0F6
Lighter +30%#E1CFE4
Lighter +20%#CCAED2
Lighter +10%#B88EBF
Darker −10%#8A5394
Darker −20%#6B4173
Darker −30%#4D2E53
Darker −40%#2F1C32
More saturated +25%#B751CA
Less saturated −25%#8F8A91

Channel breakdown

R163
G109
B173
Red163 (63.9%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue290.63°
Saturation (HSL)28.07%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 6D · B AD

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