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Colour

#A51EBC

  • #A51EBC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A51EBC is a magenta with RGB values 165, 30, 188 and HSL 291°, 72%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A51EBC#A51EBC
HEX#A51EBC
RGBrgb(165, 30, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.1176, 0.7373
RGB percentages64.7%, 11.8%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(291.3, 72.5%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.3, 84%, 73.7%)
CMYK12.2%, 84%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,821,308
CSS custom property--colour: #A51EBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#5AE143

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3468B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original
Tritanopia#A64371no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9Medium orchid · ΔE 16.9Dark magenta · ΔE 18.6Dark violet · ΔE 18.8Blue violet · ΔE 22Purple · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35BC1E
Analogous#561EBC, #BC1E84
Triadic#BCA51E, #1EBCA5
Split complementary#84BC1E, #1EBC56
Tetradic#BC561E, #35BC1E, #1E84BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAB3F3
Lighter +30%#DD87EC
Lighter +20%#D15BE5
Lighter +10%#C42FDE
Darker −10%#7E1790
Darker −20%#581064
Darker −30%#310938
Darker −40%#0B020C
More saturated +25%#B803D7
Less saturated −25%#9239A1

Channel breakdown

R165
G30
B188
Red165 (64.7%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue291.27°
Saturation (HSL)72.48%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 1E · B BC

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