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Recognised as Colour

#A73DAF

  • #A73DAF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A73DAF is a magenta with RGB values 167, 61, 175 and HSL 296°, 48%, 46%. 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

#A73DAF#A73DAF
HEX#A73DAF
RGBrgb(167, 61, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.2392, 0.6863
RGB percentages65.5%, 23.9%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(295.8, 48.3%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.8, 65.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK4.6%, 65.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,960,303
CSS custom property--colour: #A73DAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#58C250

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2763B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#526FACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AB4E71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.2Dark magenta · ΔE 13.4Purple · ΔE 15.8Orchid · ΔE 18.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.8Dark orchid · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45AF3D
Analogous#6E3DAF, #AF3D7E
Triadic#AFA73D, #3DAFA7
Split complementary#7EAF3D, #3DAF6E
Tetradic#AF6E3D, #45AF3D, #3D7EAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBCBED
Lighter +30%#DCA5E0
Lighter +20%#CD7FD3
Lighter +10%#BE5AC5
Darker −10%#833089
Darker −20%#5F2363
Darker −30%#3B153E
Darker −40%#170818
More saturated +25%#C01FCD
Less saturated −25%#8E5B92

Channel breakdown

R167
G61
B175
Red167 (65.5%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue295.79°
Saturation (HSL)48.31%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 3D · B AF

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