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Recognised as Colour

#A53F97

  • #A53F97
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#A53F97 is a magenta with RGB values 165, 63, 151 and HSL 308°, 45%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#A53F97#A53F97
HEX#A53F97
RGBrgb(165, 63, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.2471, 0.5922
RGB percentages64.7%, 24.7%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(308.2, 44.7%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.2, 61.8%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 61.8%, 8.5%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,829,719
CSS custom property--colour: #A53F97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#5AC068

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#3D5E9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D6D94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AC4765no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 17.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#3FA54D
Analogous#803FA5, #A53F64
Triadic#97A53F, #3F97A5
Split complementary#64A53F, #3FA580
Tetradic#A5803F, #3FA54D, #3F64A5

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E9C7E5
Lighter +30%#DBA2D3
Lighter +20%#CD7DC2
Lighter +10%#BF58B1
Darker −10%#803175
Darker −20%#5B2353
Darker −30%#361532
Darker −40%#110710
More saturated +25%#C223AC
Less saturated −25%#895C82

Channel breakdown

R165
G63
B151
Red165 (64.7%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue308.24°
Saturation (HSL)44.74%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 3F · B 97

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