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Recognised as Colour

#A3799E

  • #A3799E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A3799E is a magenta with RGB values 163, 121, 158 and HSL 307°, 19%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A3799E#A3799E
HEX#A3799E
RGBrgb(163, 121, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4745, 0.6196
RGB percentages63.9%, 47.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(307.1, 18.6%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.1, 25.8%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 25.8%, 3.1%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,713,502
CSS custom property--colour: #A3799E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#5C8661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78839Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#81889Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A77B86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.7Rosy brown · ΔE 22.2Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1Slate grey · ΔE 25.2Thistle · ΔE 26.2Gray · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79A37E
Analogous#9379A3, #A37989
Triadic#9EA379, #799EA3
Split complementary#89A379, #79A393
Tetradic#A39379, #79A37E, #7989A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F2F6
Lighter +30%#E1D4E0
Lighter +20%#CDB5CA
Lighter +10%#B897B4
Darker −10%#8A5F85
Darker −20%#6C4A68
Darker −30%#4E354B
Darker −40%#2F212E
More saturated +25%#BF5DB4
Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R163
G121
B158
Red163 (63.9%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue307.14°
Saturation (HSL)18.58%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 79 · B 9E

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