Colour

#A663AD

#A663AD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#A663AD is a magenta with RGB values 166, 99, 173 and HSL 294°, 31%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A663AD#A663AD

HEX#A663AD

RGBrgb(166, 99, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.3882, 0.6784

RGB percentages65.1%, 38.8%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(294.3, 31.1%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.3, 42.8%, 67.8%)

CMYK4%, 42.8%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,904,493

CSS custom property--colour: #A663AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#599C52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B77B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D7FABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A96B80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 20.5 Medium purple · ΔE 22 Plum · ΔE 23.3 Violet · ΔE 26.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 20.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6AAD63

Analogous#8163AD, #AD638F

Triadic#ADA663, #63ADA6

Split complementary#8FAD63, #63AD81

Tetradic#AD8163, #6AAD63, #638FAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2E9F3

Lighter +30%#DFC7E2

Lighter +20%#CCA6D0

Lighter +10%#B984BF

Darker −10%#8A4C91

Darker −20%#6A3B6F

Darker −30%#4B294E

Darker −40%#2B172D

More saturated +25%#BE45CB

Less saturated −25%#8E818F

Channel breakdown

R166

G99

B173

Red166 (65.1%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue294.32°

Saturation (HSL)31.09%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A6 · G 63 · B AD

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Colour values

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