Colour

#A488A6

#A488A6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#A488A6 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 136, 166 and HSL 296°, 14%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#A488A6

RGBrgb(164, 136, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5333, 0.651

RGB percentages64.3%, 53.3%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(296, 14.4%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296, 18.1%, 65.1%)

CMYK1.2%, 18.1%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,782,886

CSS custom property--colour: #A488A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#5B7759

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#868FA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C92A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A68B92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.8 Slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Thistle · ΔE 20.3 Gray · ΔE 21 Dark grey · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 18.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8AA688

Analogous#9588A6, #A68899

Triadic#A6A488, #88A6A4

Split complementary#99A688, #88A695

Tetradic#A69588, #8AA688, #8899A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDFD

Lighter +30%#E7E0E7

Lighter +20%#D1C2D2

Lighter +10%#BAA5BC

Darker −10%#8D6B90

Darker −20%#715672

Darker −30%#544055

Darker −40%#372A38

More saturated +25%#BB6EC0

Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R164

G136

B166

Red164 (64.3%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue296°

Saturation (HSL)14.42%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 88 · B A6

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