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Recognised as Colour

#A52CB9

  • #A52CB9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A52CB9 is a magenta with RGB values 165, 44, 185 and HSL 291°, 62%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A52CB9#A52CB9
HEX#A52CB9
RGBrgb(165, 44, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.1725, 0.7255
RGB percentages64.7%, 17.3%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(291.5, 61.6%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.5, 76.2%, 72.5%)
CMYK10.8%, 76.2%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,824,889
CSS custom property--colour: #A52CB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#5AD346

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F6AB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A64871no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.9Medium orchid · ΔE 12.6Dark magenta · ΔE 15.3Purple · ΔE 19.7Dark violet · ΔE 23.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40B92C
Analogous#5F2CB9, #B92C86
Triadic#B9A52C, #2CB9A5
Split complementary#86B92C, #2CB95F
Tetradic#B95F2C, #40B92C, #2C86B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9C1F0
Lighter +30%#DB98E6
Lighter +20%#CD6EDD
Lighter +10%#BF45D3
Darker −10%#802290
Darker −20%#5C1867
Darker −30%#370F3D
Darker −40%#120514
More saturated +25%#BA0FD6
Less saturated −25%#90499C

Channel breakdown

R165
G44
B185
Red165 (64.7%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue291.49°
Saturation (HSL)61.57%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 2C · B B9

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