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Recognised as Colour

#A86FAF

  • #A86FAF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A86FAF is a magenta with RGB values 168, 111, 175 and HSL 293°, 29%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A86FAF#A86FAF
HEX#A86FAF
RGBrgb(168, 111, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4353, 0.6863
RGB percentages65.9%, 43.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(293.4, 28.6%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.4, 36.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK4%, 36.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,038,639
CSS custom property--colour: #A86FAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#579050

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#687FB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7786ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AA7687no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.8Orchid · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.3Pale violetred · ΔE 28.7Violet · ΔE 29.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76AF6F
Analogous#886FAF, #AF6F96
Triadic#AFA86F, #6FAFA8
Split complementary#96AF6F, #6FAF88
Tetradic#AF886F, #76AF6F, #6F96AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F2F8
Lighter +30%#E3D1E6
Lighter +20%#D0B1D3
Lighter +10%#BC90C1
Darker −10%#905497
Darker −20%#714276
Darker −30%#513056
Darker −40%#321D35
More saturated +25%#BE53CB
Less saturated −25%#928B93

Channel breakdown

R168
G111
B175
Red168 (65.9%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue293.44°
Saturation (HSL)28.57%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 6F · B AF

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