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Recognised as Colour

#A950AF

  • #A950AF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#A950AF is a magenta with RGB values 169, 80, 175 and HSL 296°, 37%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A950AF#A950AF
HEX#A950AF
RGBrgb(169, 80, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.3137, 0.6863
RGB percentages66.3%, 31.4%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(296.2, 37.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.2, 54.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK3.4%, 54.3%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,096,239
CSS custom property--colour: #A950AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#56AF50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#446CB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6077ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AD5C78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.1Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3Dark magenta · ΔE 20.6Purple · ΔE 20.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3Medium purple · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56AF50
Analogous#7950AF, #AF5086
Triadic#AFA950, #50AFA9
Split complementary#86AF50, #50AF7A
Tetradic#AF7A50, #56AF50, #5085AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEDCEF
Lighter +30%#DDB9DF
Lighter +20%#CB96CF
Lighter +10%#BA73BF
Darker −10%#87408C
Darker −20%#653069
Darker −30%#442046
Darker −40%#221023
More saturated +25%#C530CF
Less saturated −25%#8D708F

Channel breakdown

R169
G80
B175
Red169 (66.3%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue296.21°
Saturation (HSL)37.25%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 50 · B AF

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