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Recognised as Colour

#A4869C

  • #A4869C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A4869C is a magenta with RGB values 164, 134, 156 and HSL 316°, 14%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A4869C#A4869C
HEX#A4869C
RGBrgb(164, 134, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5255, 0.6118
RGB percentages64.3%, 52.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(316, 14.2%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316, 18.3%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 18.3%, 4.9%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,782,364
CSS custom property--colour: #A4869C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#5B7963

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#868C9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D909Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A7878Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.8Gray · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2Slate grey · ΔE 18.8Dark grey · ΔE 19.7Thistle · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86A48E
Analogous#9D86A4, #A4868D
Triadic#9CA486, #869CA4
Split complementary#8DA486, #86A49D
Tetradic#A49D86, #86A48E, #868DA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFAFB
Lighter +30%#E6DDE3
Lighter +20%#D0C0CC
Lighter +10%#BAA3B4
Darker −10%#8D6A84
Darker −20%#705468
Darker −30%#533E4D
Darker −40%#362832
More saturated +25%#BF6CA8
Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R164
G134
B156
Red164 (64.3%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue316°
Saturation (HSL)14.15%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 86 · B 9C

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