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Recognised as Colour

#A37CA3

  • #A37CA3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A37CA3 is a magenta with RGB values 163, 124, 163 and HSL 300°, 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

#A37CA3#A37CA3
HEX#A37CA3
RGBrgb(163, 124, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4863, 0.6392
RGB percentages63.9%, 48.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(300, 17.5%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 23.9%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 23.9%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,714,275
CSS custom property--colour: #A37CA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#5C835C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7986A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#828AA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A67F8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.8Rosy brown · ΔE 23.1Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 24.8Thistle · ΔE 25.4Gray · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CA37C
Analogous#907CA3, #A37C90
Triadic#A3A37C, #7CA3A3
Split complementary#90A37C, #7CA390
Tetradic#A3907C, #7CA37C, #7C90A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F4F7
Lighter +30%#E2D6E2
Lighter +20%#CDB8CD
Lighter +10%#B89AB8
Darker −10%#8B618B
Darker −20%#6D4C6D
Darker −30%#4F374F
Darker −40%#312231
More saturated +25%#BF60BF
Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R163
G124
B163
Red163 (63.9%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)17.49%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 7C · B A3

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