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Recognised as Colour

#A97197

  • #A97197
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A97197 is a magenta with RGB values 169, 113, 151 and HSL 319°, 25%, 55%. 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

#A97197#A97197
HEX#A97197
RGBrgb(169, 113, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4431, 0.5922
RGB percentages66.3%, 44.3%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(319.3, 24.6%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.3, 33.1%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 33.1%, 10.7%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,104,663
CSS custom property--colour: #A97197;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#568E68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#737D98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#808695no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AF727Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 22Pale violetred · ΔE 22Rosy brown · ΔE 23.1Thistle · ΔE 29.6Slate grey · ΔE 30.3Light slate grey · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71A983
Analogous#9F71A9, #A9717B
Triadic#97A971, #7197A9
Split complementary#7BA971, #71A99F
Tetradic#A99F71, #71A983, #717BA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F0F4
Lighter +30%#E3D0DD
Lighter +20%#CFB1C6
Lighter +10%#BC91AE
Darker −10%#90577E
Darker −20%#704462
Darker −30%#503146
Darker −40%#311D2A
More saturated +25%#C655A1
Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R169
G113
B151
Red169 (66.3%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue319.29°
Saturation (HSL)24.56%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 71 · B 97

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