Recognised as Colour
#A86BB4
- #A86BB4
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#A86BB4 is a magenta with RGB values 168, 107, 180 and HSL 290°, 33%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#A86BB4#A86BB4
HEX#A86BB4
RGBrgb(168, 107, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4196, 0.7059
RGB percentages65.9%, 42%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(290.1, 32.7%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.1, 40.6%, 70.6%)
CMYK6.7%, 40.6%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,037,620
CSS custom property--colour: #A86BB4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#57944B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#77B46B
Analogous#836BB4, #B46B9C
Triadic#B4A86B, #6BB4A8
Split complementary#9CB46B, #6BB483
Tetradic#B4836B, #77B46B, #6B9CB4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G107
B180
Red168 (65.9%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue290.14°
Saturation (HSL)32.74%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 6B · B B4
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