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Recognised as Colour

#A871AB

  • #A871AB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A871AB is a magenta with RGB values 168, 113, 171 and HSL 297°, 26%, 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

#A871AB#A871AB
HEX#A871AB
RGBrgb(168, 113, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4431, 0.6706
RGB percentages65.9%, 44.3%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(296.9, 25.7%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.9, 33.9%, 67.1%)
CMYK1.8%, 33.9%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,039,147
CSS custom property--colour: #A871AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#578E54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C80ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A86A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AB7786no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.3Pale violetred · ΔE 27.2Orchid · ΔE 27.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.9Violet · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74AB71
Analogous#8B71AB, #AB7191
Triadic#ABA871, #71ABA8
Split complementary#91AB71, #71AB8B
Tetradic#AB8B71, #74AB71, #7191AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F1F7
Lighter +30%#E3D1E4
Lighter +20%#CFB1D1
Lighter +10%#BC91BE
Darker −10%#8F5792
Darker −20%#704472
Darker −30%#513152
Darker −40%#311E32
More saturated +25%#C155C7
Less saturated −25%#8F8D8F

Channel breakdown

R168
G113
B171
Red168 (65.9%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue296.9°
Saturation (HSL)25.66%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 71 · B AB

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