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Recognised as Colour

#A88BA8

  • #A88BA8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A88BA8 is a magenta with RGB values 168, 139, 168 and HSL 300°, 14%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A88BA8#A88BA8
HEX#A88BA8
RGBrgb(168, 139, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5451, 0.6588
RGB percentages65.9%, 54.5%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(300, 14.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 17.3%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 17.3%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,045,800
CSS custom property--colour: #A88BA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#577457

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8992A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F95A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AA8D95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 17.9Thistle · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2Slate grey · ΔE 20.2Gray · ΔE 21.1Dark grey · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 17.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BA88B
Analogous#9A8BA8, #A88B9A
Triadic#A8A88B, #8BA8A8
Split complementary#9AA88B, #8BA89A
Tetradic#A89A8B, #8BA88B, #8B9AA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAE2EA
Lighter +20%#D4C5D4
Lighter +10%#BEA8BE
Darker −10%#926E92
Darker −20%#755875
Darker −30%#584258
Darker −40%#3B2C3B
More saturated +25%#C172C1
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R168
G139
B168
Red168 (65.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 8B · B A8

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