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Recognised as Colour

#A843AB

  • #A843AB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A843AB is a magenta with RGB values 168, 67, 171 and HSL 298°, 44%, 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

#A843AB#A843AB
HEX#A843AB
RGBrgb(168, 67, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.2627, 0.6706
RGB percentages65.9%, 26.3%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(298.3, 43.7%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.3, 60.8%, 67.1%)
CMYK1.8%, 60.8%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,027,371
CSS custom property--colour: #A843AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#57BC54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3565AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5972A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AC5171no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.9Dark magenta · ΔE 15.5Purple · ΔE 16.7Orchid · ΔE 16.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9Violet · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46AB43
Analogous#7443AB, #AB437A
Triadic#ABA843, #43ABA8
Split complementary#7AAB43, #43AB74
Tetradic#AB7443, #46AB43, #437AAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBCEEC
Lighter +30%#DCAADE
Lighter +20%#CD85CF
Lighter +10%#BE60C1
Darker −10%#843586
Darker −20%#602662
Darker −30%#3C183D
Darker −40%#180A18
More saturated +25%#C425C9
Less saturated −25%#8C618D

Channel breakdown

R168
G67
B171
Red168 (65.9%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue298.27°
Saturation (HSL)43.7%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 43 · B AB

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