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Recognised as Colour

#A948BC

  • #A948BC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A948BC is a magenta with RGB values 169, 72, 188 and HSL 290°, 46%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A948BC#A948BC
HEX#A948BC
RGBrgb(169, 72, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.2824, 0.7373
RGB percentages66.3%, 28.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(290.2, 46.4%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.2, 61.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK10.1%, 61.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,094,204
CSS custom property--colour: #A948BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#56B743

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C6BC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5375B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AA5B7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.5Dark magenta · ΔE 17.2Orchid · ΔE 17.5Dark orchid · ΔE 19.3Purple · ΔE 19.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.48, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5BBC48
Analogous#6F48BC, #BC4895
Triadic#BCA948, #48BCA9
Split complementary#95BC48, #48BC6F
Tetradic#BC6F48, #5BBC48, #4895BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFDDF3
Lighter +30%#DEB8E5
Lighter +20%#CC93D7
Lighter +10%#BB6DCA
Darker −10%#893899
Darker −20%#682A74
Darker −30%#461D4E
Darker −40%#250F29
More saturated +25%#BE29DB
Less saturated −25%#94679D

Channel breakdown

R169
G72
B188
Red169 (66.3%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue290.17°
Saturation (HSL)46.4%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 48 · B BC

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