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Recognised as Colour

#A45BB2

  • #A45BB2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#A45BB2 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 91, 178 and HSL 290°, 36%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A45BB2#A45BB2
HEX#A45BB2
RGBrgb(164, 91, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.3569, 0.698
RGB percentages64.3%, 35.7%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(290.3, 36.1%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 48.9%, 69.8%)
CMYK7.9%, 48.9%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,771,378
CSS custom property--colour: #A45BB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#5BA44D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E72B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#637AB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A5667Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 18.1Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7Violet · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 17.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69B25B
Analogous#795BB2, #B25B94
Triadic#B2A45B, #5BB2A4
Split complementary#94B25B, #5BB279
Tetradic#B2795B, #69B25B, #5B94B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E6F3
Lighter +30%#DEC3E3
Lighter +20%#CBA0D3
Lighter +10%#B77EC2
Darker −10%#884694
Darker −20%#683572
Darker −30%#48254F
Darker −40%#28152C
More saturated +25%#B83DD0
Less saturated −25%#907994

Channel breakdown

R164
G91
B178
Red164 (64.3%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue290.34°
Saturation (HSL)36.1%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 5B · B B2

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