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Recognised as Colour

#A98FA9

  • #A98FA9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A98FA9 is a magenta with RGB values 169, 143, 169 and HSL 300°, 13%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A98FA9#A98FA9
HEX#A98FA9
RGBrgb(169, 143, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5608, 0.6627
RGB percentages66.3%, 56.1%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(300, 13.1%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 15.4%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 15.4%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,112,361
CSS custom property--colour: #A98FA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#567056

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D95AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#9398A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#AB9198no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 16.9Thistle · ΔE 17.7Light slate grey · ΔE 18Dark grey · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 19.2Gray · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 16.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FA98F
Analogous#9C8FA9, #A98F9C
Triadic#A9A98F, #8FA9A9
Split complementary#9CA98F, #8FA99C
Tetradic#A99C8F, #8FA98F, #8F9CA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE6EB
Lighter +20%#D5C9D5
Lighter +10%#BFACBF
Darker −10%#937293
Darker −20%#775B77
Darker −30%#5A455A
Darker −40%#3D2F3D
More saturated +25%#C276C2
Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R169
G143
B169
Red169 (66.3%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)13.13%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 8F · B A9

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