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Recognised as Colour

#A56B9C

  • #A56B9C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A56B9C is a magenta with RGB values 165, 107, 156 and HSL 309°, 24%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A56B9C#A56B9C
HEX#A56B9C
RGBrgb(165, 107, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4196, 0.6118
RGB percentages64.7%, 42%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(309.3, 24.4%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.3, 35.2%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 35.2%, 5.5%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,840,988
CSS custom property--colour: #A56B9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#5A9463

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A799Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#78819Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AA6E7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.2Pale violetred · ΔE 24Rosy brown · ΔE 29.5Orchid · ΔE 31.5Thistle · ΔE 33.4Medium purple · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BA574
Analogous#916BA5, #A56B7F
Triadic#9CA56B, #6B9CA5
Split complementary#7FA56B, #6BA591
Tetradic#A5916B, #6BA574, #6B7FA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2EAF1
Lighter +30%#DFCADC
Lighter +20%#CCAAC6
Lighter +10%#B88BB1
Darker −10%#895481
Darker −20%#6A4063
Darker −30%#4A2D45
Darker −40%#2A1A28
More saturated +25%#C34DB1
Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R165
G107
B156
Red165 (64.7%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue309.31°
Saturation (HSL)24.37%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 6B · B 9C

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