Colour

#A68BA4

#A68BA4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A68BA4 is a magenta with RGB values 166, 139, 164 and HSL 304°, 13%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A68BA4

RGBrgb(166, 139, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5451, 0.6431

RGB percentages65.1%, 54.5%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(304.4, 13.2%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304.4, 16.3%, 65.1%)

CMYK0%, 16.3%, 1.2%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,914,724

CSS custom property--colour: #A68BA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#59745B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A91A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9094A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A88D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 16.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8 Slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Gray · ΔE 18.9 Thistle · ΔE 19.1 Dark grey · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 16.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BA68D

Analogous#9A8BA6, #A68B97

Triadic#A4A68B, #8BA4A6

Split complementary#97A68B, #8BA69A

Tetradic#A69B8B, #8BA68D, #8B97A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFF

Lighter +30%#E8E2E8

Lighter +20%#D2C5D1

Lighter +10%#BCA8BB

Darker −10%#906E8D

Darker −20%#735871

Darker −30%#564255

Darker −40%#392C38

More saturated +25%#C071BA

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R166

G139

B164

Red166 (65.1%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue304.44°

Saturation (HSL)13.17%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A6 · G 8B · B A4

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Colour values

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