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Recognised as Colour

#A52ABB

  • #A52ABB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A52ABB is a magenta with RGB values 165, 42, 187 and HSL 291°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A52ABB#A52ABB
HEX#A52ABB
RGBrgb(165, 42, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.1647, 0.7333
RGB percentages64.7%, 16.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(290.9, 63.3%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 77.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK11.8%, 77.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,824,379
CSS custom property--colour: #A52ABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#5AD544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C6AB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Tritanopia#A64872no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.7Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4Dark magenta · ΔE 16.4Purple · ΔE 20.9Dark violet · ΔE 22.3Blue violet · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.74, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40BB2A
Analogous#5C2ABB, #BB2A89
Triadic#BBA52A, #2ABBA5
Split complementary#88BB2A, #2ABB5D
Tetradic#BB5D2A, #40BB2A, #2A89BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9C0F1
Lighter +30%#DB96E8
Lighter +20%#CD6DDE
Lighter +10%#BF43D5
Darker −10%#802191
Darker −20%#5C1768
Darker −30%#370E3E
Darker −40%#120514
More saturated +25%#B90DD8
Less saturated −25%#91479E

Channel breakdown

R165
G42
B187
Red165 (64.7%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue290.9°
Saturation (HSL)63.32%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 2A · B BB

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