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Recognised as Colour

#A83FB3

  • #A83FB3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A83FB3 is a magenta with RGB values 168, 63, 179 and HSL 294°, 48%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A83FB3#A83FB3
HEX#A83FB3
RGBrgb(168, 63, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.2471, 0.702
RGB percentages65.9%, 24.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(294.3, 47.9%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.3, 64.8%, 70.2%)
CMYK6.1%, 64.8%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,026,355
CSS custom property--colour: #A83FB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#57C04C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2664B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5271B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AB5174no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.8Dark magenta · ΔE 14.1Purple · ΔE 16.8Orchid · ΔE 18.7Dark orchid · ΔE 20Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.83, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AB33F
Analogous#6E3FB3, #B33F84
Triadic#B3A83F, #3FB3A8
Split complementary#84B33F, #3FB36E
Tetradic#B36E3F, #4AB33F, #3F84B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBD0EE
Lighter +30%#DCAAE1
Lighter +20%#CC84D4
Lighter +10%#BD5EC7
Darker −10%#85328D
Darker −20%#612468
Darker −30%#3E1742
Darker −40%#1A0A1C
More saturated +25%#C121D1
Less saturated −25%#8F5D95

Channel breakdown

R168
G63
B179
Red168 (65.9%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue294.31°
Saturation (HSL)47.93%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 3F · B B3

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