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Recognised as Colour

#A8439E

  • #A8439E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#A8439E is a magenta with RGB values 168, 67, 158 and HSL 306°, 43%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#A8439E#A8439E
HEX#A8439E
RGBrgb(168, 67, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.2627, 0.6196
RGB percentages65.9%, 26.3%, 62%
HSLhsl(305.9, 43%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.9, 60.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 60.1%, 6%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,027,358
CSS custom property--colour: #A8439E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#57BC61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E62A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F719Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AF4C6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 18Orchid · ΔE 18.2Dark magenta · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 20.4Medium violet red · ΔE 23.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 18.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43A84D
Analogous#8043A8, #A8436B
Triadic#9EA843, #439EA8
Split complementary#6BA843, #43A880
Tetradic#A88043, #43A84D, #436BA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBCCE8
Lighter +30%#DCA8D7
Lighter +20%#CE83C6
Lighter +10%#BF5FB6
Darker −10%#84347C
Darker −20%#5F2659
Darker −30%#3B1737
Darker −40%#160915
More saturated +25%#C526B6
Less saturated −25%#8B6086

Channel breakdown

R168
G67
B158
Red168 (65.9%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue305.94°
Saturation (HSL)42.98%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 43 · B 9E

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