Colour

#A96A98

#A96A98
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#A96A98 is a magenta with RGB values 169, 106, 152 and HSL 316°, 27%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A96A98#A96A98

HEX#A96A98

RGBrgb(169, 106, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4157, 0.5961

RGB percentages66.3%, 41.6%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(316.2, 26.8%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(316.2, 37.3%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 37.3%, 10.1%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,102,872

CSS custom property--colour: #A96A98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#569567

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B799Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B8296no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AF6C7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.4 Plum · ΔE 21.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.1 Orchid · ΔE 32 Thistle · ΔE 33.5 Light pink · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6AA97B

Analogous#9A6AA9, #A96A79

Triadic#98A96A, #6A98A9

Split complementary#78A96A, #6AA99A

Tetradic#A99B6A, #6AA97B, #6A79A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4EBF1

Lighter +30%#E1CBDB

Lighter +20%#CEABC5

Lighter +10%#BC8AAE

Darker −10%#8E527E

Darker −20%#6E3F61

Darker −30%#4D2D45

Darker −40%#2D1A28

More saturated +25%#C64DA6

Less saturated −25%#8C878A

Channel breakdown

R169

G106

B152

Red169 (66.3%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue316.19°

Saturation (HSL)26.81%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 6A · B 98

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