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Recognised as Colour

#A929BC

  • #A929BC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A929BC is a magenta with RGB values 169, 41, 188 and HSL 292°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A929BC#A929BC
HEX#A929BC
RGBrgb(169, 41, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.1608, 0.7373
RGB percentages66.3%, 16.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(292.2, 64.2%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.2, 78.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK10.1%, 78.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,086,268
CSS custom property--colour: #A929BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#56D643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F6CB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AB4773no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.4Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7Dark magenta · ΔE 16.8Purple · ΔE 21.5Dark violet · ΔE 22.3Blue violet · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3CBC29
Analogous#5F29BC, #BC2986
Triadic#BCA929, #29BCA9
Split complementary#85BC29, #29BC60
Tetradic#BC6029, #3CBC29, #2986BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBC0F1
Lighter +30%#DD96E8
Lighter +20%#D06CDF
Lighter +10%#C342D6
Darker −10%#832092
Darker −20%#5E1768
Darker −30%#380E3E
Darker −40%#120415
More saturated +25%#BE0CD9
Less saturated −25%#94469F

Channel breakdown

R169
G41
B188
Red169 (66.3%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue292.24°
Saturation (HSL)64.19%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 29 · B BC

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