Colour

#A68EA7

#A68EA7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A68EA7 is a magenta with RGB values 166, 142, 167 and HSL 298°, 12%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A68EA7

RGBrgb(166, 142, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5569, 0.6549

RGB percentages65.1%, 55.7%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(297.6, 12.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.6, 15%, 65.5%)

CMYK0.6%, 15%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,915,495

CSS custom property--colour: #A68EA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1

Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#597158

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C94A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9196A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A79096no 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 text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 16.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9 Slate grey · ΔE 18.1 Thistle · ΔE 18.2 Dark grey · ΔE 18.3 Gray · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 16.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8FA78E

Analogous#9A8EA7, #A78E9C

Triadic#A7A68E, #8EA7A6

Split complementary#9BA78E, #8EA79A

Tetradic#A79A8E, #8FA78E, #8E9BA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAE4EA

Lighter +20%#D3C7D4

Lighter +10%#BDABBD

Darker −10%#8F7191

Darker −20%#735B74

Darker −30%#574458

Darker −40%#3B2E3B

More saturated +25%#BD75C0

Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R166

G142

B167

Red166 (65.1%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue297.6°

Saturation (HSL)12.44%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A6 · G 8E · B A7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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