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Recognised as Colour

#A81CC0

  • #A81CC0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A81CC0 is a magenta with RGB values 168, 28, 192 and HSL 291°, 75%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A81CC0#A81CC0
HEX#A81CC0
RGBrgb(168, 28, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.1098, 0.7529
RGB percentages65.9%, 11%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(291.2, 74.5%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.2, 85.4%, 75.3%)
CMYK12.5%, 85.4%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,017,408
CSS custom property--colour: #A81CC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#57E33F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3369BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A94473no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9Dark violet · ΔE 17.2Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1Dark magenta · ΔE 20.6Blue violet · ΔE 20.8Purple · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.02, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#34C01C
Analogous#561CC0, #C01C86
Triadic#C0A81C, #1CC0A8
Split complementary#86C01C, #1CC056
Tetradic#C0561C, #34C01C, #1C86C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBB4F4
Lighter +30%#DF87EE
Lighter +20%#D35BE7
Lighter +10%#C72EE1
Darker −10%#811693
Darker −20%#5A0F67
Darker −30%#33093A
Darker −40%#0C020E
More saturated +25%#BB01DC
Less saturated −25%#9538A4

Channel breakdown

R168
G28
B192
Red168 (65.9%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue291.22°
Saturation (HSL)74.55%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 1C · B C0

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