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Recognised as Colour

#A856AD

  • #A856AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#A856AD is a magenta with RGB values 168, 86, 173 and HSL 297°, 35%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A856AD#A856AD
HEX#A856AD
RGBrgb(168, 86, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3373, 0.6784
RGB percentages65.9%, 33.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(296.6, 34.7%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.6, 50.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK2.9%, 50.3%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,032,237
CSS custom property--colour: #A856AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#57A952

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C6FB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6479AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AB607Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.1Medium orchid · ΔE 20.2Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6Violet · ΔE 23Purple · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5BAD56
Analogous#7D56AD, #AD5687
Triadic#ADA856, #56ADA8
Split complementary#86AD56, #56AD7D
Tetradic#AD7D56, #5BAD56, #5686AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFDFF0
Lighter +30%#DDBDDF
Lighter +20%#CB9BCE
Lighter +10%#BA78BE
Darker −10%#88448C
Darker −20%#67336A
Darker −30%#452347
Darker −40%#241225
More saturated +25%#C437CC
Less saturated −25%#8C758E

Channel breakdown

R168
G86
B173
Red168 (65.9%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue296.55°
Saturation (HSL)34.66%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 56 · B AD

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