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Recognised as Colour

#A74CB2

  • #A74CB2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A74CB2 is a magenta with RGB values 167, 76, 178 and HSL 294°, 40%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A74CB2#A74CB2
HEX#A74CB2
RGBrgb(167, 76, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.298, 0.698
RGB percentages65.5%, 29.8%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(293.5, 40.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.5, 57.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK6.2%, 57.3%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,964,146
CSS custom property--colour: #A74CB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#58B34D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B6AB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A75AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AA5A78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2Orchid · ΔE 15.8Dark magenta · ΔE 18.4Purple · ΔE 19.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57B24C
Analogous#744CB2, #B24C8A
Triadic#B2A74C, #4CB2A7
Split complementary#8AB24C, #4CB274
Tetradic#B2744C, #57B24C, #4C8AB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDDBEF
Lighter +30%#DCB7E0
Lighter +20%#CA93D1
Lighter +10%#B96FC2
Darker −10%#853D8E
Darker −20%#642D6B
Darker −30%#421E47
Darker −40%#210F23
More saturated +25%#C02CD2
Less saturated −25%#8E6C92

Channel breakdown

R167
G76
B178
Red167 (65.5%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue293.53°
Saturation (HSL)40.16%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 4C · B B2

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