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Recognised as Colour

#A9629D

  • #A9629D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A9629D is a magenta with RGB values 169, 98, 157 and HSL 310°, 29%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A9629D#A9629D
HEX#A9629D
RGBrgb(169, 98, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.3843, 0.6157
RGB percentages66.3%, 38.4%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(310.1, 29.2%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.1, 42%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 42%, 7.1%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,100,829
CSS custom property--colour: #A9629D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#569D62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#61749Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#747E9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AF6678no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 22.6Pale violetred · ΔE 23.6Orchid · ΔE 25.7Medium purple · ΔE 30.5Violet · ΔE 31.3Hot pink · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 22.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62A96E
Analogous#9262A9, #A9627A
Triadic#9DA962, #629DA9
Split complementary#7AA962, #62A992
Tetradic#A99262, #62A96E, #627AA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E6EF
Lighter +30%#DFC5DB
Lighter +20%#CDA4C6
Lighter +10%#BB83B2
Darker −10%#8C4C81
Darker −20%#6B3A62
Darker −30%#4A2844
Darker −40%#291626
More saturated +25%#C744B1
Less saturated −25%#8B8089

Channel breakdown

R169
G98
B157
Red169 (66.3%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue310.14°
Saturation (HSL)29.22%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 62 · B 9D

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