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Recognised as Colour

#A73B9F

  • #A73B9F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A73B9F is a magenta with RGB values 167, 59, 159 and HSL 304°, 48%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A73B9F#A73B9F
HEX#A73B9F
RGBrgb(167, 59, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.2314, 0.6235
RGB percentages65.5%, 23.1%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(304.4, 47.8%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.4, 64.7%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 64.7%, 4.8%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,959,775
CSS custom property--colour: #A73B9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#58C460

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#345EA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#596D9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AD4668no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.4Purple · ΔE 15Medium orchid · ΔE 18Orchid · ΔE 18.9Medium violet red · ΔE 22.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3BA743
Analogous#793BA7, #A73B69
Triadic#9FA73B, #3B9FA7
Split complementary#69A73B, #3BA779
Tetradic#A7793B, #3BA743, #3B69A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAC4E7
Lighter +30%#DD9ED8
Lighter +20%#CF79C9
Lighter +10%#C253BA
Darker −10%#812E7B
Darker −20%#5C2057
Darker −30%#361333
Darker −40%#10060F
More saturated +25%#C31FB7
Less saturated −25%#8B5787

Channel breakdown

R167
G59
B159
Red167 (65.5%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue304.44°
Saturation (HSL)47.79%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 3B · B 9F

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