Recognised as Colour
#A970B4
- #A970B4
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#A970B4 is a magenta with RGB values 169, 112, 180 and HSL 290°, 31%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#A970B4#A970B4
HEX#A970B4
RGBrgb(169, 112, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4392, 0.7059
RGB percentages66.3%, 43.9%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(290.3, 31.2%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 37.8%, 70.6%)
CMYK6.1%, 37.8%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,104,436
CSS custom property--colour: #A970B4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#568F4B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7BB470
Analogous#8770B4, #B4709D
Triadic#B4A970, #70B4A9
Split complementary#9DB470, #70B487
Tetradic#B48770, #7BB470, #709DB4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G112
B180
Red169 (66.3%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue290.29°
Saturation (HSL)31.19%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 70 · B B4
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