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Recognised as Colour

#A97DAB

  • #A97DAB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A97DAB is a magenta with RGB values 169, 125, 171 and HSL 297°, 21%, 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

#A97DAB#A97DAB
HEX#A97DAB
RGBrgb(169, 125, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4902, 0.6706
RGB percentages66.3%, 49%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(297.4, 21.5%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.4, 26.9%, 67.1%)
CMYK1.2%, 26.9%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,107,755
CSS custom property--colour: #A97DAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#568254

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7988ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#848DA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AB818Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.5Rosy brown · ΔE 26.3Thistle · ΔE 26.4Pale violetred · ΔE 27.5Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2Slate grey · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FAB7D
Analogous#927DAB, #AB7D96
Triadic#ABA97D, #7DABA9
Split complementary#96AB7D, #7DAB92
Tetradic#AB927D, #7FAB7D, #7D96AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF9FB
Lighter +30%#E6DAE7
Lighter +20%#D2BBD3
Lighter +10%#BD9CBF
Darker −10%#936095
Darker −20%#744C76
Darker −30%#563857
Darker −40%#372438
More saturated +25%#C162C6
Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R169
G125
B171
Red169 (66.3%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue297.39°
Saturation (HSL)21.5%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 7D · B AB

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