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Recognised as Colour

#A3729B

  • #A3729B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A3729B is a magenta with RGB values 163, 114, 155 and HSL 310°, 21%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A3729B#A3729B
HEX#A3729B
RGBrgb(163, 114, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4471, 0.6078
RGB percentages63.9%, 44.7%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(309.8, 21%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.8, 30.1%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 30.1%, 4.9%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,711,707
CSS custom property--colour: #A3729B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#5C8D64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#717D9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8499no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A77580no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.6Rosy brown · ΔE 24.8Pale violetred · ΔE 25.2Slate grey · ΔE 28.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6Thistle · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72A37A
Analogous#9372A3, #A37282
Triadic#9BA372, #729BA3
Split complementary#83A372, #72A393
Tetradic#A39372, #72A37A, #7282A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EDF3
Lighter +30%#DFCFDD
Lighter +20%#CBB0C7
Lighter +10%#B791B1
Darker −10%#895981
Darker −20%#6A4564
Darker −30%#4B3147
Darker −40%#2C1D2A
More saturated +25%#C055AF
Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R163
G114
B155
Red163 (63.9%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue309.8°
Saturation (HSL)21.03%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 72 · B 9B

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