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Recognised as Colour

#A819B2

  • #A819B2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A819B2 is a magenta with RGB values 168, 25, 178 and HSL 296°, 75%, 40%. 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

#A819B2#A819B2
HEX#A819B2
RGBrgb(168, 25, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.098, 0.698
RGB percentages65.9%, 9.8%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(296.1, 75.4%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.1, 86%, 69.8%)
CMYK5.6%, 86%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,016,626
CSS custom property--colour: #A819B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#57E64D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4068AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AC3B6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.5Dark magenta · ΔE 14.7Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4Purple · ΔE 19.7Dark violet · ΔE 23.6Blue violet · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23B219
Analogous#5C19B2, #B2196F
Triadic#B2A819, #19B2A8
Split complementary#6FB219, #19B25C
Tetradic#B25C19, #23B219, #196FB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDA5F2
Lighter +30%#E478EC
Lighter +20%#DC4BE6
Lighter +10%#D21FDF
Darker −10%#7E1385
Darker −20%#540C59
Darker −30%#29062C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BE00CB
Less saturated −25%#923299

Channel breakdown

R168
G25
B178
Red168 (65.9%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue296.08°
Saturation (HSL)75.37%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 19 · B B2

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