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Recognised as Colour

#A83BB3

  • #A83BB3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A83BB3 is a magenta with RGB values 168, 59, 179 and HSL 295°, 50%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A83BB3#A83BB3
HEX#A83BB3
RGBrgb(168, 59, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.2314, 0.702
RGB percentages65.9%, 23.1%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(294.5, 50.4%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.5, 67%, 70.2%)
CMYK6.1%, 67%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,025,331
CSS custom property--colour: #A83BB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#57C44C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E63B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F6FB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AB4E72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.8Dark magenta · ΔE 13.4Purple · ΔE 16.6Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5Orchid · ΔE 19.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46B33B
Analogous#6C3BB3, #B33B82
Triadic#B3A83B, #3BB3A8
Split complementary#82B33B, #3BB36C
Tetradic#B36C3B, #46B33B, #3B82B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBCCEE
Lighter +30%#DCA5E2
Lighter +20%#CD7FD5
Lighter +10%#BE59C8
Darker −10%#842E8D
Darker −20%#602266
Darker −30%#3C1540
Darker −40%#18081A
More saturated +25%#C01DD1
Less saturated −25%#905995

Channel breakdown

R168
G59
B179
Red168 (65.9%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue294.5°
Saturation (HSL)50.42%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 3B · B B3

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