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Recognised as Colour

#A8518A

  • #A8518A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A8518A is a magenta with RGB values 168, 81, 138 and HSL 321°, 35%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A8518A#A8518A
HEX#A8518A
RGBrgb(168, 81, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3176, 0.5412
RGB percentages65.9%, 31.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(320.7, 34.9%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.7, 51.8%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 51.8%, 17.9%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,030,922
CSS custom property--colour: #A8518A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#57AE75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#56678Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E7588no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B15267no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.8Orchid · ΔE 27.7Medium violet red · ΔE 28.2Hot pink · ΔE 28.6Plum · ΔE 29.1Purple · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51A86F
Analogous#9A51A8, #A8515F
Triadic#8AA851, #518AA8
Split complementary#5FA851, #51A89A
Tetradic#A89A51, #51A86F, #515FA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECD9E6
Lighter +30%#DCB6CF
Lighter +20%#CB94B8
Lighter +10%#BB71A1
Darker −10%#86406E
Darker −20%#633051
Darker −30%#411F35
Darker −40%#1E0F19
More saturated +25%#C73294
Less saturated −25%#897080

Channel breakdown

R168
G81
B138
Red168 (65.9%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue320.69°
Saturation (HSL)34.94%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 51 · B 8A

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