Colour

#A638AB

#A638AB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#A638AB is a magenta with RGB values 166, 56, 171 and HSL 297°, 51%, 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 Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A638AB#A638AB

HEX#A638AB

RGBrgb(166, 56, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.2196, 0.6706

RGB percentages65.1%, 22%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(297.4, 50.7%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.4, 67.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK2.9%, 67.3%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,893,483

CSS custom property--colour: #A638AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.56:1

Contrast with white5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#59C754

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#225FAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#516DA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AA496Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 12.4 Purple · ΔE 14.6 Orchid · ΔE 19.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3DAB38

Analogous#6C38AB, #AB3877

Triadic#ABA638, #38ABA6

Split complementary#77AB38, #38AB6C

Tetradic#AB6C38, #3DAB38, #3877AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EAC3EC

Lighter +30%#DC9DDF

Lighter +20%#CE77D2

Lighter +10%#C150C6

Darker −10%#812B85

Darker −20%#5B1F5E

Darker −30%#361238

Darker −40%#110611

More saturated +25%#C01CC7

Less saturated −25%#8C548F

Channel breakdown

R166

G56

B171

Red166 (65.1%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue297.39°

Saturation (HSL)50.66%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A6 · G 38 · B AB

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