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Recognised as Colour

#A36FA0

  • #A36FA0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A36FA0 is a magenta with RGB values 163, 111, 160 and HSL 303°, 22%, 54%. 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

#A36FA0#A36FA0
HEX#A36FA0
RGBrgb(163, 111, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4353, 0.6275
RGB percentages63.9%, 43.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(303.5, 22%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.5, 31.9%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 31.9%, 1.8%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,710,944
CSS custom property--colour: #A36FA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#5C905F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C7CA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#79839Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A77381no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 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 text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.4Pale violetred · ΔE 25.9Rosy brown · ΔE 29.1Slate grey · ΔE 31.9Thistle · ΔE 31.9Light slate grey · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FA372
Analogous#8C6FA3, #A36F86
Triadic#A0A36F, #6FA0A3
Split complementary#86A36F, #6FA38C
Tetradic#A38C6F, #6FA372, #6F86A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3EBF2
Lighter +30%#DFCCDE
Lighter +20%#CBADC9
Lighter +10%#B78EB5
Darker −10%#885785
Darker −20%#694367
Darker −30%#4A2F48
Darker −40%#2B1B2A
More saturated +25%#C152BA
Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R163
G111
B160
Red163 (63.9%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue303.46°
Saturation (HSL)22.03%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 6F · B A0

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