Recognised as Colour

#A825BE

#A825BE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A825BE is a magenta with RGB values 168, 37, 190 and HSL 291°, 67%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A825BE#A825BE

HEX#A825BE

RGBrgb(168, 37, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.1451, 0.7451

RGB percentages65.9%, 14.5%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(291.4, 67.4%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 80.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK11.6%, 80.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,019,710

CSS custom property--colour: #A825BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1

Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#57DA41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005DC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A6BBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A94773no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.3 Dark violet · ΔE 20 Blue violet · ΔE 22.8 Purple · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.17, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3BBE25

Analogous#5B25BE, #BE2588

Triadic#BEA825, #25BEA8

Split complementary#88BE25, #25BE5C

Tetradic#BE5C25, #3BBE25, #2588BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EABDF2

Lighter +30%#DD92EA

Lighter +20%#D068E1

Lighter +10%#C33DD9

Darker −10%#821D93

Darker −20%#5D1469

Darker −30%#370C3E

Darker −40%#110413

More saturated +25%#BC09DA

Less saturated −25%#9441A2

Channel breakdown

R168

G37

B190

Red168 (65.9%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue291.37°

Saturation (HSL)67.4%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G 25 · B BE

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