Colour

#A48AA4

#A48AA4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A48AA4 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 138, 164 and HSL 300°, 13%, 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 Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A48AA4

RGBrgb(164, 138, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5412, 0.6431

RGB percentages64.3%, 54.1%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(300, 12.5%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 15.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 15.9%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,783,396

CSS custom property--colour: #A48AA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1

Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#5B755B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8890A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E93A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A68C93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 17.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Gray · ΔE 19 Thistle · ΔE 19.6 Dark grey · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 17.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8AA48A

Analogous#978AA4, #A48A97

Triadic#A4A48A, #8AA4A4

Split complementary#97A48A, #8AA497

Tetradic#A4978A, #8AA48A, #8A97A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDFD

Lighter +30%#E7E0E7

Lighter +20%#D1C3D1

Lighter +10%#BAA7BA

Darker −10%#8D6E8D

Darker −20%#715871

Darker −30%#544154

Darker −40%#372B37

More saturated +25%#BE70BE

Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R164

G138

B164

Red164 (64.3%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)12.5%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 8A · B A4

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Colour values

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