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Recognised as Colour

#A751AD

  • #A751AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#A751AD is a magenta with RGB values 167, 81, 173 and HSL 296°, 36%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A751AD#A751AD
HEX#A751AD
RGBrgb(167, 81, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.3176, 0.6784
RGB percentages65.5%, 31.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(296.1, 36.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.1, 53.2%, 67.8%)
CMYK3.5%, 53.2%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,965,421
CSS custom property--colour: #A751AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#58AE52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#456CB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6077AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AA5C77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.8Medium orchid · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.2Purple · ΔE 21.4Dark magenta · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57AD51
Analogous#7951AD, #AD5185
Triadic#ADA751, #51ADA7
Split complementary#85AD51, #51AD79
Tetradic#AD7951, #57AD51, #5185AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDDCEE
Lighter +30%#DCB9DE
Lighter +20%#CA96CE
Lighter +10%#B973BE
Darker −10%#85418A
Darker −20%#643068
Darker −30%#422045
Darker −40%#211022
More saturated +25%#C331CD
Less saturated −25%#8B718D

Channel breakdown

R167
G81
B173
Red167 (65.5%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue296.09°
Saturation (HSL)36.22%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 51 · B AD

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