Recognised as Colour

#A78EA4

#A78EA4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#A78EA4 is a magenta with RGB values 167, 142, 164 and HSL 307°, 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

#A78EA4#A78EA4

HEX#A78EA4

RGBrgb(167, 142, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5569, 0.6431

RGB percentages65.5%, 55.7%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(307.2, 12.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.2, 15%, 65.5%)

CMYK0%, 15%, 1.8%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,981,028

CSS custom property--colour: #A78EA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1

Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#58715B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D93A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9397A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A98F95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 17 Dark grey · ΔE 17.3 Gray · ΔE 17.7 Slate grey · ΔE 18.1 Thistle · ΔE 18.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8EA791

Analogous#9E8EA7, #A78E97

Triadic#A4A78E, #8EA4A7

Split complementary#98A78E, #8EA79E

Tetradic#A79E8E, #8EA791, #8E98A7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAE4E9

Lighter +20%#D4C7D2

Lighter +10%#BDABBB

Darker −10%#91718D

Darker −20%#745B71

Darker −30%#584455

Darker −40%#3B2E39

More saturated +25%#C075B7

Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R167

G142

B164

Red167 (65.5%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue307.2°

Saturation (HSL)12.44%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A7 · G 8E · B A4

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Colour values

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