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Recognised as Colour

#A78EA0

  • #A78EA0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A78EA0 is a magenta with RGB values 167, 142, 160 and HSL 317°, 12%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A78EA0#A78EA0
HEX#A78EA0
RGBrgb(167, 142, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5569, 0.6275
RGB percentages65.5%, 55.7%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(316.8, 12.4%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.8, 15%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 15%, 4.2%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,981,024
CSS custom property--colour: #A78EA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#58715F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E93A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#94969Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AA8F94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.5Dark grey · ΔE 15.8Gray · ΔE 16.1Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 17.8Thistle · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EA795
Analogous#A28EA7, #A78E94
Triadic#A0A78E, #8EA0A7
Split complementary#93A78E, #8EA7A2
Tetradic#A7A28E, #8EA795, #8E94A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAE4E8
Lighter +20%#D4C7D0
Lighter +10%#BDABB8
Darker −10%#917188
Darker −20%#745B6D
Darker −30%#584452
Darker −40%#3B2E37
More saturated +25%#C075AB
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R167
G142
B160
Red167 (65.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue316.8°
Saturation (HSL)12.44%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 8E · B A0

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