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Recognised as Colour

#A477A8

  • #A477A8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A477A8 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 119, 168 and HSL 295°, 22%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A477A8#A477A8
HEX#A477A8
RGBrgb(164, 119, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4667, 0.6588
RGB percentages64.3%, 46.7%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(295.1, 22%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.1, 29.2%, 65.9%)
CMYK2.4%, 29.2%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,778,536
CSS custom property--colour: #A477A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#5B8857

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7383AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D88A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A67C89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.7Pale violetred · ΔE 28Rosy brown · ΔE 28.5Thistle · ΔE 29.1Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5Slate grey · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BA877
Analogous#8B77A8, #A87794
Triadic#A8A477, #77A8A4
Split complementary#94A877, #77A88B
Tetradic#A88B77, #7BA877, #7794A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F3F8
Lighter +30%#E2D4E4
Lighter +20%#CEB5D0
Lighter +10%#B996BC
Darker −10%#8C5C90
Darker −20%#6E4871
Darker −30%#4F3452
Darker −40%#312033
More saturated +25%#BB5BC4
Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R164
G119
B168
Red164 (64.3%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue295.1°
Saturation (HSL)21.97%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 77 · B A8

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