Colour

#A9789E

#A9789E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A9789E is a magenta with RGB values 169, 120, 158 and HSL 313°, 22%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#A9789E

RGBrgb(169, 120, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4706, 0.6196

RGB percentages66.3%, 47.1%, 62%

HSLhsl(313.5, 22.2%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.5, 29%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 29%, 6.5%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,106,462

CSS custom property--colour: #A9789E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#568761

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7883A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#848A9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AE7A85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.4 Thistle · ΔE 26.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7 Slate grey · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78A983

Analogous#9C78A9, #A97885

Triadic#9EA978, #789EA9

Split complementary#86A978, #78A99C

Tetradic#A99C78, #78A983, #7886A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F5F8

Lighter +30%#E5D5E1

Lighter +20%#D1B6CB

Lighter +10%#BD97B4

Darker −10%#915D86

Darker −20%#724969

Darker −30%#53354C

Darker −40%#342130

More saturated +25%#C55CAD

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R169

G120

B158

Red169 (66.3%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue313.47°

Saturation (HSL)22.17%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 78 · B 9E

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Colour values

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