Colour

#A97BA7

#A97BA7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A97BA7 is a magenta with RGB values 169, 123, 167 and HSL 303°, 21%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A97BA7#A97BA7

HEX#A97BA7

RGBrgb(169, 123, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4824, 0.6549

RGB percentages66.3%, 48.2%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(302.6, 21.1%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(302.6, 27.2%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 27.2%, 1.2%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,107,239

CSS custom property--colour: #A97BA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1

Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#568458

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7986A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#838CA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AC7E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.4 Thistle · ΔE 26.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2 Slate grey · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7BA97D

Analogous#947BA9, #A97B90

Triadic#A7A97B, #7BA7A9

Split complementary#90A97B, #7BA994

Tetradic#A9947B, #7BA97D, #7B90A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F7F9

Lighter +30%#E5D8E5

Lighter +20%#D1B9D0

Lighter +10%#BD9ABC

Darker −10%#925F90

Darker −20%#734B71

Darker −30%#543753

Darker −40%#352334

More saturated +25%#C460C0

Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R169

G123

B167

Red169 (66.3%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue302.61°

Saturation (HSL)21.1%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 7B · B A7

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