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Recognised as Colour

#A490A3

  • #A490A3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A490A3 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 144, 163 and HSL 303°, 10%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A490A3#A490A3
HEX#A490A3
RGBrgb(164, 144, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5647, 0.6392
RGB percentages64.3%, 56.5%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(303, 9.9%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303, 12.2%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 0.6%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,784,931
CSS custom property--colour: #A490A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#5B6F5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F94A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9397A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A69196no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 15Light slate grey · ΔE 15.1Rosy brown · ΔE 15.2Gray · ΔE 15.6Slate grey · ΔE 16.4Thistle · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90A491
Analogous#9B90A4, #A49099
Triadic#A3A490, #90A3A4
Split complementary#99A490, #90A49B
Tetradic#A49B90, #90A491, #9099A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9E4E9
Lighter +20%#D2C8D1
Lighter +10%#BBACBA
Darker −10%#8D748C
Darker −20%#715D70
Darker −30%#554654
Darker −40%#392F39
More saturated +25%#BD77BA
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R164
G144
B163
Red164 (64.3%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue303°
Saturation (HSL)9.9%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 90 · B A3

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