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Recognised as Colour

#A53BAA

  • #A53BAA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A53BAA is a magenta with RGB values 165, 59, 170 and HSL 297°, 48%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A53BAA#A53BAA
HEX#A53BAA
RGBrgb(165, 59, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.2314, 0.6667
RGB percentages64.7%, 23.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(297.3, 48.5%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.3, 65.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK2.9%, 65.3%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,828,714
CSS custom property--colour: #A53BAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#5AC455

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2860ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Deuteranopia#526DA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Tritanopia#A94B6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.7Medium orchid · ΔE 12.9Purple · ΔE 14.7Orchid · ΔE 19.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.5Dark orchid · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40AA3B
Analogous#6E3BAA, #AA3B77
Triadic#AAA53B, #3BAAA5
Split complementary#78AA3B, #3BAA6E
Tetradic#AA6D3B, #40AA3B, #3B77AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9C6EB
Lighter +30%#DBA0DE
Lighter +20%#CD7AD1
Lighter +10%#BF54C4
Darker −10%#802E84
Darker −20%#5C215E
Darker −30%#371438
Darker −40%#120613
More saturated +25%#BF1EC7
Less saturated −25%#8B588D

Channel breakdown

R165
G59
B170
Red165 (64.7%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue297.3°
Saturation (HSL)48.47%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 3B · B AA

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