Recognised as Colour
#A96CB4
- #A96CB4
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#A96CB4 is a magenta with RGB values 169, 108, 180 and HSL 291°, 32%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#A96CB4#A96CB4
HEX#A96CB4
RGBrgb(169, 108, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4235, 0.7059
RGB percentages66.3%, 42.4%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(290.8, 32.4%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.8, 40%, 70.6%)
CMYK6.1%, 40%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,103,412
CSS custom property--colour: #A96CB4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#56934B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#77B46C
Analogous#856CB4, #B46C9B
Triadic#B4A96C, #6CB4A9
Split complementary#9BB46C, #6CB485
Tetradic#B4856C, #77B46C, #6C9BB4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G108
B180
Red169 (66.3%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue290.83°
Saturation (HSL)32.43%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 6C · B B4
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