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Recognised as Colour

#A8749F

  • #A8749F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A8749F is a magenta with RGB values 168, 116, 159 and HSL 310°, 23%, 56%. 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

#A8749F#A8749F
HEX#A8749F
RGBrgb(168, 116, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4549, 0.6235
RGB percentages65.9%, 45.5%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(310.4, 23%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.4, 31%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 31%, 5.4%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,039,903
CSS custom property--colour: #A8749F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#578B60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7380A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#80879Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AD7783no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20Pale violetred · ΔE 24.2Rosy brown · ΔE 25.3Thistle · ΔE 29.1Light slate grey · ΔE 30Slate grey · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74A87D
Analogous#9774A8, #A87485
Triadic#9FA874, #749FA8
Split complementary#85A874, #74A897
Tetradic#A89774, #74A87D, #7485A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F1F6
Lighter +30%#E3D2E0
Lighter +20%#CFB3CA
Lighter +10%#BC93B5
Darker −10%#8F5A86
Darker −20%#704669
Darker −30%#51324B
Darker −40%#311F2E
More saturated +25%#C458B1
Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R168
G116
B159
Red168 (65.9%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue310.38°
Saturation (HSL)23.01%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 74 · B 9F

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