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Recognised as Colour

#A37DA8

  • #A37DA8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A37DA8 is a magenta with RGB values 163, 125, 168 and HSL 293°, 20%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A37DA8#A37DA8
HEX#A37DA8
RGBrgb(163, 125, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4902, 0.6588
RGB percentages63.9%, 49%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(293, 19.8%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293, 25.6%, 65.9%)
CMYK3%, 25.6%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,714,536
CSS custom property--colour: #A37DA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#5C8257

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7987AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#828BA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A5818Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.6Rosy brown · ΔE 25.2Light slate grey · ΔE 25.4Thistle · ΔE 25.8Slate grey · ΔE 25.8Gray · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82A87D
Analogous#8D7DA8, #A87D98
Triadic#A8A37D, #7DA8A3
Split complementary#97A87D, #7DA88D
Tetradic#A88D7D, #82A87D, #7D98A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F7FA
Lighter +30%#E4D9E5
Lighter +20%#CEBAD1
Lighter +10%#B99CBC
Darker −10%#8B6191
Darker −20%#6E4D72
Darker −30%#513854
Darker −40%#332435
More saturated +25%#B862C3
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R163
G125
B168
Red163 (63.9%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue293.02°
Saturation (HSL)19.82%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 7D · B A8

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