Colour

#A734B5

#A734B5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A734B5 is a magenta with RGB values 167, 52, 181 and HSL 293°, 55%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A734B5

RGBrgb(167, 52, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.2039, 0.7098

RGB percentages65.5%, 20.4%, 71%

HSLhsl(293.5, 55.4%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.5, 71.3%, 71%)

CMYK7.7%, 71.3%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,958,005

CSS custom property--colour: #A734B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1

Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#58CB4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0160B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Deuteranopia#496DB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AA4B71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 13.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.1 Purple · ΔE 17.3 Orchid · ΔE 22.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42B534

Analogous#6634B5, #B53483

Triadic#B5A734, #34B5A7

Split complementary#83B534, #34B567

Tetradic#B56734, #42B534, #3482B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAC6EF

Lighter +30%#DC9FE3

Lighter +20%#CD77D8

Lighter +10%#BF4FCD

Darker −10%#82298D

Darker −20%#5E1D66

Darker −30%#39123E

Darker −40%#150617

More saturated +25%#BE17D2

Less saturated −25%#905198

Channel breakdown

R167

G52

B181

Red167 (65.5%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue293.49°

Saturation (HSL)55.36%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 34 · B B5

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