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Recognised as Colour

#A86C9C

  • #A86C9C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A86C9C is a magenta with RGB values 168, 108, 156 and HSL 312°, 26%, 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

#A86C9C#A86C9C
HEX#A86C9C
RGBrgb(168, 108, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4235, 0.6118
RGB percentages65.9%, 42.4%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(312, 25.6%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312, 35.7%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 35.7%, 7.1%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,037,852
CSS custom property--colour: #A86C9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#579363

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C7A9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B839Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AE6F7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.8Pale violetred · ΔE 22.9Rosy brown · ΔE 28.8Orchid · ΔE 31.5Thistle · ΔE 33Slate grey · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CA878
Analogous#966CA8, #A86C7E
Triadic#9CA86C, #6C9CA8
Split complementary#7EA86C, #6CA896
Tetradic#A8966C, #6CA878, #6C7EA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4ECF2
Lighter +30%#E1CCDD
Lighter +20%#CEACC7
Lighter +10%#BB8CB2
Darker −10%#8D5482
Darker −20%#6D4164
Darker −30%#4D2E47
Darker −40%#2D1B2A
More saturated +25%#C54FAE
Less saturated −25%#8B898A

Channel breakdown

R168
G108
B156
Red168 (65.9%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue312°
Saturation (HSL)25.64%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 6C · B 9C

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