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Recognised as Colour

#A37EA7

  • #A37EA7
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A37EA7 is a magenta with RGB values 163, 126, 167 and HSL 294°, 19%, 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

#A37EA7#A37EA7
HEX#A37EA7
RGBrgb(163, 126, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4941, 0.6549
RGB percentages63.9%, 49.4%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(294.1, 18.9%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.1, 24.6%, 65.5%)
CMYK2.4%, 24.6%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,714,791
CSS custom property--colour: #A37EA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#5C8158

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A88A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#838CA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A5828Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20Rosy brown · ΔE 24.2Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 24.9Thistle · ΔE 25.1Gray · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82A77E
Analogous#8E7EA7, #A77E97
Triadic#A7A37E, #7EA7A3
Split complementary#97A77E, #7EA78E
Tetradic#A78E7E, #82A77E, #7E97A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F7FA
Lighter +30%#E4D9E5
Lighter +20%#CEBBD0
Lighter +10%#B99CBC
Darker −10%#8B6290
Darker −20%#6E4D72
Darker −30%#513953
Darker −40%#332435
More saturated +25%#B963C2
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R163
G126
B167
Red163 (63.9%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue294.15°
Saturation (HSL)18.89%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 7E · B A7

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