Colour

#A883AA

#A883AA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A883AA is a magenta with RGB values 168, 131, 170 and HSL 297°, 19%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A883AA#A883AA

HEX#A883AA

RGBrgb(168, 131, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5137, 0.6667

RGB percentages65.9%, 51.4%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(296.9, 18.7%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.9, 22.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK1.2%, 22.9%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,043,754

CSS custom property--colour: #A883AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#577C55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#808CACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8891A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AA8690no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.6 Thistle · ΔE 22.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 24 Slate grey · ΔE 24.6 Gray · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#85AA83

Analogous#9483AA, #AA8399

Triadic#AAA883, #83AAA8

Split complementary#99AA83, #83AA94

Tetradic#AA9483, #85AA83, #8399AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFCFD

Lighter +30%#E8DEE8

Lighter +20%#D2C0D3

Lighter +10%#BDA1BF

Darker −10%#926694

Darker −20%#745176

Darker −30%#563C58

Darker −40%#39273A

More saturated +25%#BF69C4

Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R168

G131

B170

Red168 (65.9%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue296.92°

Saturation (HSL)18.66%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G 83 · B AA

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