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Recognised as Colour

#A88B9A

  • #A88B9A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A88B9A is a magenta with RGB values 168, 139, 154 and HSL 329°, 14%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A88B9A#A88B9A
HEX#A88B9A
RGBrgb(168, 139, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5451, 0.6039
RGB percentages65.9%, 54.5%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(329, 14.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329, 17.3%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 17.3%, 8.3%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,045,786
CSS custom property--colour: #A88B9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#577465

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D909Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#939599no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AC8B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.3Gray · ΔE 15.9Dark grey · ΔE 16.4Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1Slate grey · ΔE 18.9Thistle · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BA899
Analogous#A78BA8, #A88B8B
Triadic#9AA88B, #8B9AA8
Split complementary#8BA88B, #8BA8A8
Tetradic#A8A88B, #8BA899, #8B8BA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAE2E6
Lighter +20%#D4C5CD
Lighter +10%#BEA8B3
Darker −10%#926E81
Darker −20%#755867
Darker −30%#58424D
Darker −40%#3B2C34
More saturated +25%#C1729B
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R168
G139
B154
Red168 (65.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue328.97°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 8B · B 9A

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