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Recognised as Colour

#A98497

  • #A98497
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A98497 is a magenta with RGB values 169, 132, 151 and HSL 329°, 18%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A98497#A98497
HEX#A98497
RGBrgb(169, 132, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5176, 0.5922
RGB percentages66.3%, 51.8%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(329.2, 17.7%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.2, 21.9%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 21.9%, 10.7%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,109,527
CSS custom property--colour: #A98497;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#567B68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#868B98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9096no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AE848Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.2Gray · ΔE 18.8Dark grey · ΔE 20.6Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8Slate grey · ΔE 21.3Thistle · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84A996
Analogous#A884A9, #A98485
Triadic#97A984, #8497A9
Split complementary#85A984, #84A9A8
Tetradic#A9A884, #84A996, #8485A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCFD
Lighter +30%#E8DEE3
Lighter +20%#D3C0CA
Lighter +10%#BEA2B0
Darker −10%#93677E
Darker −20%#755264
Darker −30%#573D4A
Darker −40%#392831
More saturated +25%#C36A98
Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R169
G132
B151
Red169 (66.3%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue329.19°
Saturation (HSL)17.7%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 84 · B 97

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