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Recognised as Colour

#A65FAF

  • #A65FAF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#A65FAF is a magenta with RGB values 166, 95, 175 and HSL 293°, 33%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A65FAF#A65FAF
HEX#A65FAF
RGBrgb(166, 95, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.3725, 0.6863
RGB percentages65.1%, 37.3%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(293.3, 33.3%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.3, 45.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK5.1%, 45.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,903,471
CSS custom property--colour: #A65FAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#59A050

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5574B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#697DADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A8697Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3Violet · ΔE 24.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.5Plum · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 18.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68AF5F
Analogous#7E5FAF, #AF5F90
Triadic#AFA65F, #5FAFA6
Split complementary#90AF5F, #5FAF7E
Tetradic#AF7E5F, #68AF5F, #5F90AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E7F3
Lighter +30%#DFC5E2
Lighter +20%#CCA3D1
Lighter +10%#B981C0
Darker −10%#8A4992
Darker −20%#6A3870
Darker −30%#4A274E
Darker −40%#2A162C
More saturated +25%#BD41CD
Less saturated −25%#8F7D91

Channel breakdown

R166
G95
B175
Red166 (65.1%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue293.25°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 5F · B AF

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