Recognised as Colour
#A871B3
- #A871B3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#A871B3 is a magenta with RGB values 168, 113, 179 and HSL 290°, 30%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#A871B3#A871B3
HEX#A871B3
RGBrgb(168, 113, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4431, 0.702
RGB percentages65.9%, 44.3%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(290, 30.3%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290, 36.9%, 70.2%)
CMYK6.1%, 36.9%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,039,155
CSS custom property--colour: #A871B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#578E4C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7CB371
Analogous#8771B3, #B3719D
Triadic#B3A871, #71B3A8
Split complementary#9DB371, #71B387
Tetradic#B38771, #7CB371, #719DB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G113
B179
Red168 (65.9%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue290°
Saturation (HSL)30.28%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 71 · B B3
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