Colour

#A6789C

#A6789C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A6789C is a magenta with RGB values 166, 120, 156 and HSL 313°, 21%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A6789C#A6789C

HEX#A6789C

RGBrgb(166, 120, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.4706, 0.6118

RGB percentages65.1%, 47.1%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(313, 20.5%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313, 27.7%, 65.1%)

CMYK0%, 27.7%, 6%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,909,852

CSS custom property--colour: #A6789C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1

Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#598763

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#78829Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#83899Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AB7A85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 21.5 Plum · ΔE 21.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Slate grey · ΔE 26.4 Thistle · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 21.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78A682

Analogous#9978A6, #A67885

Triadic#9CA678, #789CA6

Split complementary#85A678, #78A699

Tetradic#A69978, #78A682, #7885A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F3F6

Lighter +30%#E3D4E0

Lighter +20%#CFB5C9

Lighter +10%#BA97B3

Darker −10%#8E5D83

Darker −20%#6F4967

Darker −30%#50354A

Darker −40%#31212E

More saturated +25%#C25CAC

Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R166

G120

B156

Red166 (65.1%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue313.04°

Saturation (HSL)20.54%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A6 · G 78 · B 9C

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