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Recognised as Colour

#A47FA9

  • #A47FA9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A47FA9 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 127, 169 and HSL 293°, 20%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A47FA9#A47FA9
HEX#A47FA9
RGBrgb(164, 127, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.498, 0.6627
RGB percentages64.3%, 49.8%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(292.9, 19.6%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.9, 24.9%, 66.3%)
CMYK3%, 24.9%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,780,585
CSS custom property--colour: #A47FA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#5B8056

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B89ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#838DA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A6838Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.5Rosy brown · ΔE 24.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8Thistle · ΔE 24.9Slate grey · ΔE 25.3Gray · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84A97F
Analogous#8F7FA9, #A97F99
Triadic#A9A47F, #7FA9A4
Split complementary#99A97F, #7FA98F
Tetradic#A98F7F, #84A97F, #7F99A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF9FB
Lighter +30%#E5DBE6
Lighter +20%#CFBCD2
Lighter +10%#BA9EBD
Darker −10%#8D6293
Darker −20%#704E74
Darker −30%#523956
Darker −40%#352537
More saturated +25%#B864C4
Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R164
G127
B169
Red164 (64.3%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue292.86°
Saturation (HSL)19.63%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 7F · B A9

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