Colour

#A84BAD

#A84BAD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A84BAD is a magenta with RGB values 168, 75, 173 and HSL 297°, 40%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A84BAD#A84BAD

HEX#A84BAD

RGBrgb(168, 75, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.2941, 0.6784

RGB percentages65.9%, 29.4%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(296.9, 39.5%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.9, 56.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK2.9%, 56.6%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,029,421

CSS custom property--colour: #A84BAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1

Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#57B452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E69B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D75AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AC5875no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.3 Orchid · ΔE 15.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.6 Purple · ΔE 19.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.8 Medium purple · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#50AD4B

Analogous#774BAD, #AD4B81

Triadic#ADA84B, #4BADA8

Split complementary#81AD4B, #4BAD77

Tetradic#AD774B, #50AD4B, #4B81AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ECD7ED

Lighter +30%#DCB3DE

Lighter +20%#CB8FCF

Lighter +10%#BB6CBF

Darker −10%#853C89

Darker −20%#632C66

Darker −30%#401D42

Darker −40%#1E0D1F

More saturated +25%#C42CCC

Less saturated −25%#8C6A8E

Channel breakdown

R168

G75

B173

Red168 (65.9%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue296.94°

Saturation (HSL)39.52%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G 4B · B AD

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