Colour

#A756A2

#A756A2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#A756A2 is a magenta with RGB values 167, 86, 162 and HSL 304°, 32%, 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

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HEX#A756A2

RGBrgb(167, 86, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.3373, 0.6353

RGB percentages65.5%, 33.7%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(303.7, 32%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(303.7, 48.5%, 65.5%)

CMYK0%, 48.5%, 3%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,966,690

CSS custom property--colour: #A756A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#58A95D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#516DA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6878A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AC5D74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 19.5 Medium purple · ΔE 25.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26 Medium orchid · ΔE 26 Purple · ΔE 26.1 Violet · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 19.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#56A75B

Analogous#8456A7, #A7567A

Triadic#A2A756, #56A2A7

Split complementary#7AA756, #56A784

Tetradic#A78456, #56A75B, #567AA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EDDCEC

Lighter +30%#DCBADA

Lighter +20%#CA99C7

Lighter +10%#B977B5

Darker −10%#854581

Darker −20%#643361

Darker −30%#422240

Darker −40%#20111F

More saturated +25%#C736BE

Less saturated −25%#877686

Channel breakdown

R167

G86

B162

Red167 (65.5%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue303.7°

Saturation (HSL)32.02%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A7 · G 56 · B A2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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