Recognised as Colour

#A78CA0

#A78CA0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A78CA0 is a magenta with RGB values 167, 140, 160 and HSL 316°, 13%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#A78CA0

RGBrgb(167, 140, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.549, 0.6275

RGB percentages65.5%, 54.9%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(315.6, 13.3%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(315.6, 16.2%, 65.5%)

CMYK0%, 16.2%, 4.2%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,980,512

CSS custom property--colour: #A78CA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1

Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#58735F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C92A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#92959Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AA8D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14 Gray · ΔE 17.1 Dark grey · ΔE 17.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Thistle · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CA793

Analogous#A18CA7, #A78C93

Triadic#A0A78C, #8CA0A7

Split complementary#93A78C, #8CA7A1

Tetradic#A7A18C, #8CA793, #8C93A7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9E3E8

Lighter +20%#D3C6D0

Lighter +10%#BDA9B8

Darker −10%#916F88

Darker −20%#74596D

Darker −30%#574352

Darker −40%#3A2D37

More saturated +25%#C073AC

Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R167

G140

B160

Red167 (65.5%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue315.56°

Saturation (HSL)13.3%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A7 · G 8C · B A0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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