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Recognised as Colour

#A97F99

  • #A97F99
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A97F99 is a magenta with RGB values 169, 127, 153 and HSL 323°, 20%, 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 Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A97F99#A97F99
HEX#A97F99
RGBrgb(169, 127, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.498, 0.6
RGB percentages66.3%, 49.8%, 60%
HSLhsl(322.9, 19.6%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.9, 24.9%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 24.9%, 9.5%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,108,249
CSS custom property--colour: #A97F99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 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#8A8A8A
Inverted#568066

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81879Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A8E98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#AE7F88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 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

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.7Gray · ΔE 22.3Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1Thistle · ΔE 23.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.4Plum · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FA98F
Analogous#A47FA9, #A97F84
Triadic#99A97F, #7F99A9
Split complementary#84A97F, #7FA9A4
Tetradic#A9A47F, #7FA98F, #7F84A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF9FA
Lighter +30%#E6DBE2
Lighter +20%#D2BCCA
Lighter +10%#BD9EB1
Darker −10%#936280
Darker −20%#744E66
Darker −30%#56394B
Darker −40%#372530
More saturated +25%#C4649F
Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R169
G127
B153
Red169 (66.3%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue322.86°
Saturation (HSL)19.63%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 7F · B 99

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