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Recognised as Colour

#A37CA1

  • #A37CA1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A37CA1 is a magenta with RGB values 163, 124, 161 and HSL 303°, 17%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A37CA1#A37CA1
HEX#A37CA1
RGBrgb(163, 124, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4863, 0.6314
RGB percentages63.9%, 48.6%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(303.1, 17.5%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.1, 23.9%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 23.9%, 1.2%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,714,273
CSS custom property--colour: #A37CA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#5C835E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A85A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#838AA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A67F89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.4Rosy brown · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 24.3Thistle · ΔE 25.1Gray · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CA37E
Analogous#927CA3, #A37C8D
Triadic#A1A37C, #7CA1A3
Split complementary#8EA37C, #7CA392
Tetradic#A3927C, #7CA37E, #7C8EA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F4F7
Lighter +30%#E2D6E1
Lighter +20%#CDB8CC
Lighter +10%#B89AB6
Darker −10%#8B6189
Darker −20%#6D4C6B
Darker −30%#4F374E
Darker −40%#312230
More saturated +25%#BF60BA
Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R163
G124
B161
Red163 (63.9%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue303.08°
Saturation (HSL)17.49%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 7C · B A1

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