Recognised as Colour

#A44AB3

#A44AB3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A44AB3 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 74, 179 and HSL 291°, 42%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A44AB3

RGBrgb(164, 74, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2902, 0.702

RGB percentages64.3%, 29%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(291.4, 41.5%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 58.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK8.4%, 58.7%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,767,027

CSS custom property--colour: #A44AB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#5BB54C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3669B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5673B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A65A77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.2 Orchid · ΔE 16.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.7 Purple · ΔE 18.7 Medium purple · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#59B34A

Analogous#704AB3, #B34A8D

Triadic#B3A44A, #4AB3A4

Split complementary#8DB34A, #4AB370

Tetradic#B3704A, #59B34A, #4A8EB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ECDAEF

Lighter +30%#DAB5E1

Lighter +20%#C891D2

Lighter +10%#B76DC3

Darker −10%#833B8F

Darker −20%#622C6B

Darker −30%#411D47

Darker −40%#200E23

More saturated +25%#BB2AD3

Less saturated −25%#8D6A93

Channel breakdown

R164

G74

B179

Red164 (64.3%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue291.43°

Saturation (HSL)41.5%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 4A · B B3

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Colour values

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