Colour

#A0004F

#A0004F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A0004F is a red with RGB values 160, 0, 79 and HSL 330°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A0004F#A0004F

HEX#A0004F

RGBrgb(160, 0, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0, 0.3098

RGB percentages62.7%, 0%, 31%

HSLhsl(330.4, 100%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.4, 100%, 62.7%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 50.6%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,485,839

CSS custom property--colour: #A0004F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.05:1

Contrast with white8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#5FFFB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#363E50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E5A4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AF002Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 23.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.1 Brown · ΔE 30.3 Indian red · ΔE 31.5 Deep pink · ΔE 34 Hot pink · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 23.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00A051

Analogous#A0009F, #A00100

Triadic#4FA000, #004FA0

Split complementary#00A001, #009FA0

Tetradic#9FA000, #00A051, #0100A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF6DB5

Lighter +30%#FF3A9B

Lighter +20%#FF0781

Lighter +10%#D30068

Darker −10%#6D0036

Darker −20%#3A001D

Darker −30%#070003

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A0004F

Less saturated −25%#8C144F

Channel breakdown

R160

B79

Red160 (62.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue330.38°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A0 · G 00 · B 4F

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