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Recognised as Colour

#A973A1

  • #A973A1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A973A1 is a magenta with RGB values 169, 115, 161 and HSL 309°, 24%, 56%. 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

#A973A1#A973A1
HEX#A973A1
RGBrgb(169, 115, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.451, 0.6314
RGB percentages66.3%, 45.1%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(308.9, 23.9%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.9, 32%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 32%, 4.7%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,105,185
CSS custom property--colour: #A973A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#568C5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7280A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F879Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AE7683no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.3Pale violetred · ΔE 24.1Rosy brown · ΔE 26.9Thistle · ΔE 30Light slate grey · ΔE 31.4Slate grey · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73A97B
Analogous#9673A9, #A97386
Triadic#A1A973, #73A1A9
Split complementary#86A973, #73A996
Tetradic#A99673, #73A97B, #7386A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F1F6
Lighter +30%#E3D2E1
Lighter +20%#D0B2CB
Lighter +10%#BC93B6
Darker −10%#905988
Darker −20%#71456A
Darker −30%#51324D
Darker −40%#321E2F
More saturated +25%#C557B5
Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R169
G115
B161
Red169 (66.3%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue308.89°
Saturation (HSL)23.89%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 73 · B A1

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