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Recognised as Colour

#A8709F

  • #A8709F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A8709F is a magenta with RGB values 168, 112, 159 and HSL 310°, 24%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A8709F#A8709F
HEX#A8709F
RGBrgb(168, 112, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4392, 0.6235
RGB percentages65.9%, 43.9%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(309.6, 24.3%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.6, 33.3%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 5.4%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,038,879
CSS custom property--colour: #A8709F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#578F60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F7DA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D859Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AD7381no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.9Pale violetred · ΔE 23.8Rosy brown · ΔE 27.8Thistle · ΔE 31.3Orchid · ΔE 32.4Slate grey · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70A879
Analogous#9570A8, #A87083
Triadic#9FA870, #709FA8
Split complementary#83A870, #70A895
Tetradic#A89570, #70A879, #7083A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5EFF4
Lighter +30%#E2CFDF
Lighter +20%#CFAFCA
Lighter +10%#BB90B4
Darker −10%#8E5785
Darker −20%#6F4368
Darker −30%#4F304A
Darker −40%#2F1D2C
More saturated +25%#C553B3
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R168
G112
B159
Red168 (65.9%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue309.64°
Saturation (HSL)24.35%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 70 · B 9F

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