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Recognised as Colour

#A937A9

  • #A937A9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A937A9 is a magenta with RGB values 169, 55, 169 and HSL 300°, 51%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A937A9#A937A9
HEX#A937A9
RGBrgb(169, 55, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.2157, 0.6627
RGB percentages66.3%, 21.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(300, 50.9%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 67.5%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 67.5%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,089,833
CSS custom property--colour: #A937A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#56C856

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#265FACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#546EA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AE476Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12Medium orchid · ΔE 13.3Purple · ΔE 14.6Orchid · ΔE 19.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5Dark orchid · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#37A937
Analogous#7037A9, #A93770
Triadic#A9A937, #37A9A9
Split complementary#70A937, #37A970
Tetradic#A97037, #37A937, #3770A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBC1EB
Lighter +30%#DE9BDE
Lighter +20%#D274D2
Lighter +10%#C54EC5
Darker −10%#832A83
Darker −20%#5C1E5C
Darker −30%#361136
Darker −40%#0F050F
More saturated +25%#C51BC5
Less saturated −25%#8D538D

Channel breakdown

R169
G55
B169
Red169 (66.3%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)50.89%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 37 · B A9

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