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Recognised as Colour

#A844AF

  • #A844AF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A844AF is a magenta with RGB values 168, 68, 175 and HSL 296°, 44%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A844AF#A844AF
HEX#A844AF
RGBrgb(168, 68, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.2667, 0.6863
RGB percentages65.9%, 26.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(296.1, 44%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.1, 61.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK4%, 61.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,027,631
CSS custom property--colour: #A844AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#57BB50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3366B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5772ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Tritanopia#AC5373no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.2Dark magenta · ΔE 15.5Orchid · ΔE 16.9Purple · ΔE 17Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.5Violet · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BAF44
Analogous#7244AF, #AF4481
Triadic#AFA844, #44AFA8
Split complementary#81AF44, #44AF72
Tetradic#AF7244, #4BAF44, #4481AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECD2ED
Lighter +30%#DCADDF
Lighter +20%#CC88D1
Lighter +10%#BC63C3
Darker −10%#85368A
Darker −20%#612766
Darker −30%#3E1941
Darker −40%#1B0B1C
More saturated +25%#C226CD
Less saturated −25%#8E6291

Channel breakdown

R168
G68
B175
Red168 (65.9%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue296.07°
Saturation (HSL)44.03%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 44 · B AF

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