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Recognised as Colour

#A37AA2

  • #A37AA2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A37AA2 is a magenta with RGB values 163, 122, 162 and HSL 301°, 18%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A37AA2#A37AA2
HEX#A37AA2
RGBrgb(163, 122, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4784, 0.6353
RGB percentages63.9%, 47.8%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(301.5, 18.2%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.5, 25.2%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 25.2%, 0.6%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,713,762
CSS custom property--colour: #A37AA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#5C855D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7884A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8189A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A67D88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.7Rosy brown · ΔE 23.7Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Slate grey · ΔE 25.7Thistle · ΔE 26.3Gray · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AA37B
Analogous#907AA3, #A37A8D
Triadic#A2A37A, #7AA2A3
Split complementary#8EA37A, #7AA390
Tetradic#A3907A, #7AA37B, #7A8EA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F3F6
Lighter +30%#E2D4E1
Lighter +20%#CDB6CC
Lighter +10%#B898B7
Darker −10%#8A6089
Darker −20%#6C4B6B
Darker −30%#4E364D
Darker −40%#302130
More saturated +25%#BF5EBD
Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R163
G122
B162
Red163 (63.9%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue301.46°
Saturation (HSL)18.22%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 7A · B A2

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