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Recognised as Colour

#A985A9

  • #A985A9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A985A9 is a magenta with RGB values 169, 133, 169 and HSL 300°, 17%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A985A9#A985A9
HEX#A985A9
RGBrgb(169, 133, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5216, 0.6627
RGB percentages66.3%, 52.2%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(300, 17.3%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 21.3%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 21.3%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,109,801
CSS custom property--colour: #A985A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#567A56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#838EAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B92A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#AB8891no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20Rosy brown · ΔE 20.9Thistle · ΔE 21.7Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9Slate grey · ΔE 23.6Gray · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85A985
Analogous#9785A9, #A98597
Triadic#A9A985, #85A9A9
Split complementary#97A985, #85A997
Tetradic#A99785, #85A985, #8597A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFD
Lighter +30%#E8DFE8
Lighter +20%#D3C1D3
Lighter +10%#BEA3BE
Darker −10%#936893
Darker −20%#755375
Darker −30%#573E57
Darker −40%#392939
More saturated +25%#C36BC3
Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R169
G133
B169
Red169 (66.3%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)17.31%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 85 · B A9

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