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Recognised as Colour

#A87AA8

  • #A87AA8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A87AA8 is a magenta with RGB values 168, 122, 168 and HSL 300°, 21%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A87AA8#A87AA8
HEX#A87AA8
RGBrgb(168, 122, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4784, 0.6588
RGB percentages65.9%, 47.8%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(300, 20.9%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 27.4%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 27.4%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,041,448
CSS custom property--colour: #A87AA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#578557

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7786AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#828BA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AB7E8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.1Rosy brown · ΔE 26.4Pale violetred · ΔE 26.8Thistle · ΔE 27.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8Slate grey · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AA87A
Analogous#917AA8, #A87A91
Triadic#A8A87A, #7AA8A8
Split complementary#91A87A, #7AA891
Tetradic#A8917A, #7AA87A, #7A91A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F5F9
Lighter +30%#E5D6E5
Lighter +20%#D0B8D0
Lighter +10%#BC99BC
Darker −10%#905F90
Darker −20%#724A72
Darker −30%#533653
Darker −40%#342234
More saturated +25%#C35FC3
Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R168
G122
B168
Red168 (65.9%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)20.91%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 7A · B A8

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