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Recognised as Colour

#A805BD

  • #A805BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A805BD is a magenta with RGB values 168, 5, 189 and HSL 293°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A805BD#A805BD
HEX#A805BD
RGBrgb(168, 5, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.0196, 0.7412
RGB percentages65.9%, 2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(293.2, 94.8%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.2, 97.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK11.1%, 97.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,011,517
CSS custom property--colour: #A805BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#57FA42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Deuteranopia#3067BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original
Tritanopia#AA3C6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.2Dark violet · ΔE 16.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.9Medium orchid · ΔE 21Dark magenta · ΔE 21.7Purple · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1ABD05
Analogous#4C05BD, #BD0576
Triadic#BDA805, #05BDA8
Split complementary#76BD05, #05BD4C
Tetradic#BD4C05, #1ABD05, #0576BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F092FC
Lighter +30%#E960FB
Lighter +20%#E22FF9
Lighter +10%#D406EF
Darker −10%#7C048B
Darker −20%#50025A
Darker −30%#240128
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AC00C2
Less saturated −25%#951DA5

Channel breakdown

R168
G5
B189
Red168 (65.9%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue293.15°
Saturation (HSL)94.85%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 05 · B BD

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