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Recognised as Colour

#A65CA6

  • #A65CA6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#A65CA6 is a magenta with RGB values 166, 92, 166 and HSL 300°, 29%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A65CA6#A65CA6
HEX#A65CA6
RGBrgb(166, 92, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.3608, 0.651
RGB percentages65.1%, 36.1%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(300, 29.4%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 44.6%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 44.6%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,902,694
CSS custom property--colour: #A65CA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#59A359

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5671A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A7BA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AA6379no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 20.2Medium purple · ΔE 23.9Plum · ΔE 25.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.4Violet · ΔE 26.5Medium orchid · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 20.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CA65C
Analogous#815CA6, #A65C81
Triadic#A6A65C, #5CA6A6
Split complementary#81A65C, #5CA681
Tetradic#A6815C, #5CA65C, #5C81A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE0EE
Lighter +30%#DCBFDC
Lighter +20%#CA9ECA
Lighter +10%#B87DB8
Darker −10%#864986
Darker −20%#653765
Darker −30%#442544
Darker −40%#231323
More saturated +25%#C63CC6
Less saturated −25%#877B87

Channel breakdown

R166
G92
B166
Red166 (65.1%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)29.37%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 5C · B A6

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