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Recognised as Colour

#A77CA6

  • #A77CA6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A77CA6 is a magenta with RGB values 167, 124, 166 and HSL 301°, 20%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A77CA6#A77CA6
HEX#A77CA6
RGBrgb(167, 124, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4863, 0.651
RGB percentages65.5%, 48.6%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(301.4, 19.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.4, 25.7%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 25.7%, 0.6%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,976,422
CSS custom property--colour: #A77CA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#588359

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#7987A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#838CA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#AA7F8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#7CA77D
Analogous#937CA7, #A77C91
Triadic#A6A77C, #7CA6A7
Split complementary#90A77C, #7CA793
Tetradic#A7937C, #7CA77D, #7C90A7

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F9F6F9
Lighter +30%#E4D8E4
Lighter +20%#D0B9CF
Lighter +10%#BB9BBB
Darker −10%#90608E
Darker −20%#714C70
Darker −30%#533752
Darker −40%#342334
More saturated +25%#C261C0
Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R167
G124
B166
Red167 (65.5%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue301.4°
Saturation (HSL)19.63%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 7C · B A6

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