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Recognised as Colour

#A9618C

  • #A9618C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A9618C is a magenta with RGB values 169, 97, 140 and HSL 324°, 30%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A9618C#A9618C
HEX#A9618C
RGBrgb(169, 97, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.3804, 0.549
RGB percentages66.3%, 38%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(324.2, 29.5%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.2, 42.6%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 42.6%, 17.2%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,100,556
CSS custom property--colour: #A9618C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#569E73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#66718Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#787D8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B16171no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.5Plum · ΔE 25.4Rosy brown · ΔE 28.5Hot pink · ΔE 32.7Orchid · ΔE 33.2Indian red · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61A97E
Analogous#A261A9, #A96168
Triadic#8CA961, #618CA9
Split complementary#68A961, #61A9A2
Tetradic#A9A261, #61A97E, #6168A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E5EC
Lighter +30%#DFC4D4
Lighter +20%#CDA3BC
Lighter +10%#BB82A4
Darker −10%#8B4C72
Darker −20%#6A3A57
Darker −30%#49283C
Darker −40%#281621
More saturated +25%#C74292
Less saturated −25%#8B7F86

Channel breakdown

R169
G97
B140
Red169 (66.3%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue324.17°
Saturation (HSL)29.51%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 61 · B 8C

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