Colour

#A869A8

#A869A8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A869A8 is a magenta with RGB values 168, 105, 168 and HSL 300°, 27%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#A869A8

RGBrgb(168, 105, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4118, 0.6588

RGB percentages65.9%, 41.2%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(300, 26.6%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 37.5%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 37.5%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,037,096

CSS custom property--colour: #A869A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#579657

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#647AAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7482A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Tritanopia#AC6F81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.4 Orchid · ΔE 24.7 Medium purple · ΔE 26.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 27 Violet · ΔE 29.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69A869

Analogous#8969A8, #A86989

Triadic#A8A869, #69A8A8

Split complementary#89A869, #69A889

Tetradic#A88969, #69A869, #6989A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3EAF3

Lighter +30%#E0CAE0

Lighter +20%#CDAACD

Lighter +10%#BB89BB

Darker −10%#8D518D

Darker −20%#6C3F6C

Darker −30%#4C2C4C

Darker −40%#2C192C

More saturated +25%#C64BC6

Less saturated −25%#8A878A

Channel breakdown

R168

G105

B168

Red168 (65.9%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)26.58%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR A8 · G 69 · B A8

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Channel breakdown

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