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Recognised as Colour

#A8809A

  • #A8809A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A8809A is a magenta with RGB values 168, 128, 154 and HSL 321°, 19%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A8809A#A8809A
HEX#A8809A
RGBrgb(168, 128, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.502, 0.6039
RGB percentages65.9%, 50.2%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(321, 18.7%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321, 23.8%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 23.8%, 8.3%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,042,970
CSS custom property--colour: #A8809A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#577F65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81889Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A8E99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AD8189no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.8Gray · ΔE 21.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 22.7Thistle · ΔE 22.9Dark grey · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80A88E
Analogous#A280A8, #A88086
Triadic#9AA880, #809AA8
Split complementary#86A880, #80A8A2
Tetradic#A8A280, #80A88E, #8086A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF9FA
Lighter +30%#E6DBE2
Lighter +20%#D1BDCA
Lighter +10%#BD9EB2
Darker −10%#916481
Darker −20%#734F66
Darker −30%#553A4C
Darker −40%#372531
More saturated +25%#C365A2
Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R168
G128
B154
Red168 (65.9%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue321°
Saturation (HSL)18.69%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 80 · B 9A

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