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Recognised as Colour

#A73ABC

  • #A73ABC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A73ABC is a magenta with RGB values 167, 58, 188 and HSL 290°, 53%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A73ABC#A73ABC
HEX#A73ABC
RGBrgb(167, 58, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.2275, 0.7373
RGB percentages65.5%, 22.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(290.3, 52.8%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 69.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK11.2%, 69.1%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,959,548
CSS custom property--colour: #A73ABC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#58C543

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0164C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4770B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A85177no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.6Dark orchid · ΔE 13.3Dark magenta · ΔE 15.5Purple · ΔE 19.3Orchid · ΔE 22.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.64, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4FBC3A
Analogous#663ABC, #BC3A90
Triadic#BCA73A, #3ABCA7
Split complementary#90BC3A, #3ABC66
Tetradic#BC663A, #4FBC3A, #3A90BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECD1F1
Lighter +30%#DBAAE5
Lighter +20%#CB83D9
Lighter +10%#BB5CCD
Darker −10%#842E95
Darker −20%#62226E
Darker −30%#3F1647
Darker −40%#1D0A20
More saturated +25%#BC1BDB
Less saturated −25%#92599D

Channel breakdown

R167
G58
B188
Red167 (65.5%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue290.31°
Saturation (HSL)52.85%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 3A · B BC

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