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Recognised as Colour

#A8789A

  • #A8789A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A8789A is a magenta with RGB values 168, 120, 154 and HSL 318°, 22%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A8789A#A8789A
HEX#A8789A
RGBrgb(168, 120, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4706, 0.6039
RGB percentages65.9%, 47.1%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(317.5, 21.6%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.5, 28.6%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 28.6%, 8.3%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,040,922
CSS custom property--colour: #A8789A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24091WCAG 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 5.82:1
Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#578765

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79829Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#848999no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AD7984no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 20.3Plum · ΔE 22.1Pale violetred · ΔE 24.4Thistle · ΔE 26.4Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6Slate grey · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 20.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78A886
Analogous#9E78A8, #A87882
Triadic#9AA878, #789AA8
Split complementary#82A878, #78A89E
Tetradic#A89E78, #78A886, #7882A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F4F7
Lighter +30%#E4D5E0
Lighter +20%#D0B6C8
Lighter +10%#BC97B1
Darker −10%#905D81
Darker −20%#714965
Darker −30%#52354A
Darker −40%#33212E
More saturated +25%#C45CA6
Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R168
G120
B154
Red168 (65.9%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue317.5°
Saturation (HSL)21.62%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 78 · B 9A

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