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Recognised as Colour

#A97CAE

  • #A97CAE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A97CAE is a magenta with RGB values 169, 124, 174 and HSL 294°, 24%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A97CAE#A97CAE
HEX#A97CAE
RGBrgb(169, 124, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4863, 0.6824
RGB percentages66.3%, 48.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(294, 23.6%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294, 28.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK2.9%, 28.7%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,107,502
CSS custom property--colour: #A97CAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#568351

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7788B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#828DACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AB818Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.8Thistle · ΔE 27.7Pale violetred · ΔE 28Rosy brown · ΔE 28.4Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8Slate grey · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81AE7C
Analogous#907CAE, #AE7C9A
Triadic#AEA97C, #7CAEA9
Split complementary#9AAE7C, #7CAE90
Tetradic#AE907C, #81AE7C, #7C9AAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFAFC
Lighter +30%#E7DBE8
Lighter +20%#D2BBD5
Lighter +10%#BE9CC1
Darker −10%#935E99
Darker −20%#744B79
Darker −30%#56375A
Darker −40%#38243A
More saturated +25%#BE62C9
Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R169
G124
B174
Red169 (66.3%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue294°
Saturation (HSL)23.58%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 7C · B AE

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