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Recognised as Colour

#A790AB

  • #A790AB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#A790AB is a magenta with RGB values 167, 144, 171 and HSL 291°, 14%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A790AB#A790AB
HEX#A790AB
RGBrgb(167, 144, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5647, 0.6706
RGB percentages65.5%, 56.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(291.1, 13.8%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.1, 15.8%, 67.1%)
CMYK2.3%, 15.8%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,981,547
CSS custom property--colour: #A790AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#586F54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E96ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9298AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#A89299no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2Thistle · ΔE 17.6Rosy brown · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 18.5Dark grey · ΔE 18.7Gray · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 17.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94AB90
Analogous#9990AB, #AB90A2
Triadic#ABA790, #90ABA7
Split complementary#A2AB90, #90AB9A
Tetradic#AB9A90, #94AB90, #90A2AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECE7ED
Lighter +20%#D5CAD7
Lighter +10%#BEADC1
Darker −10%#907395
Darker −20%#755C79
Darker −30%#59465C
Darker −40%#3D303F
More saturated +25%#B878C3
Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

Channel breakdown

R167
G144
B171
Red167 (65.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue291.11°
Saturation (HSL)13.85%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 90 · B AB

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