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Recognised as Colour

#A853AD

  • #A853AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#A853AD is a magenta with RGB values 168, 83, 173 and HSL 297°, 35%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A853AD#A853AD
HEX#A853AD
RGBrgb(168, 83, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3255, 0.6784
RGB percentages65.9%, 32.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(296.7, 35.4%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.7, 52%, 67.8%)
CMYK2.9%, 52%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,031,469
CSS custom property--colour: #A853AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#57AC52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#486DB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6278AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AC5E78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.7Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.9Purple · ΔE 22.3Dark magenta · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#58AD53
Analogous#7B53AD, #AD5385
Triadic#ADA853, #53ADA8
Split complementary#85AD53, #53AD7B
Tetradic#AD7B53, #58AD53, #5385AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEDDEF
Lighter +30%#DCBBDE
Lighter +20%#CB98CE
Lighter +10%#B976BD
Darker −10%#87428B
Darker −20%#653268
Darker −30%#442146
Darker −40%#221123
More saturated +25%#C433CD
Less saturated −25%#8C738D

Channel breakdown

R168
G83
B173
Red168 (65.9%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue296.67°
Saturation (HSL)35.43%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 53 · B AD

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