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Recognised as Colour

#A727B2

  • #A727B2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A727B2 is a magenta with RGB values 167, 39, 178 and HSL 295°, 64%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A727B2#A727B2
HEX#A727B2
RGBrgb(167, 39, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.1529, 0.698
RGB percentages65.5%, 15.3%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(295.3, 64.1%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.3, 78.1%, 69.8%)
CMYK6.2%, 78.1%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,954,674
CSS custom property--colour: #A727B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#58D84D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#446AAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AA426Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4Dark orchid · ΔE 14.1Purple · ΔE 17.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.6Orchid · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#32B227
Analogous#6127B2, #B22778
Triadic#B2A727, #27B2A7
Split complementary#77B227, #27B262
Tetradic#B26227, #32B227, #2777B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAB6EF
Lighter +30%#DF8CE6
Lighter +20%#D362DD
Lighter +10%#C738D4
Darker −10%#801E88
Darker −20%#59155E
Darker −30%#310C34
Darker −40%#0A020B
More saturated +25%#BE0CCD
Less saturated −25%#904297

Channel breakdown

R167
G39
B178
Red167 (65.5%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue295.25°
Saturation (HSL)64.06%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 27 · B B2

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