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Recognised as Colour

#A845AC

  • #A845AC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A845AC is a magenta with RGB values 168, 69, 172 and HSL 298°, 43%, 47%. 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

#A845AC#A845AC
HEX#A845AC
RGBrgb(168, 69, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.2706, 0.6745
RGB percentages65.9%, 27.1%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(297.7, 42.7%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.7, 59.9%, 67.5%)
CMYK2.3%, 59.9%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,027,884
CSS custom property--colour: #A845AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.9 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#57BA53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3766AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5972A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AC5372no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 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 13.9Dark magenta · ΔE 16.1Orchid · ΔE 16.6Purple · ΔE 17.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.8Violet · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49AC45
Analogous#7545AC, #AC457C
Triadic#ACA845, #45ACA8
Split complementary#7DAC45, #45AC74
Tetradic#AC7445, #49AC45, #457CAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBD1EC
Lighter +30%#DCACDE
Lighter +20%#CC88CF
Lighter +10%#BD63C1
Darker −10%#843688
Darker −20%#612863
Darker −30%#3D193F
Darker −40%#1A0B1A
More saturated +25%#C427CA
Less saturated −25%#8C638E

Channel breakdown

R168
G69
B172
Red168 (65.9%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue297.67°
Saturation (HSL)42.74%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 45 · B AC

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