Colour

#A000AC

#A000AC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A000AC is a magenta with RGB values 160, 0, 172 and HSL 296°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A000AC#A000AC

HEX#A000AC

RGBrgb(160, 0, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0, 0.6745

RGB percentages62.7%, 0%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(295.8, 100%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(295.8, 100%, 67.5%)

CMYK7%, 100%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,485,932

CSS custom property--colour: #A000AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1

Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#5FFF53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0050B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3560A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A33364no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 14.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3 Purple · ΔE 19.6 Dark violet · ΔE 22.1 Blue violet · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0CAC00

Analogous#4A00AC, #AC0062

Triadic#ACA000, #00ACA0

Split complementary#62AC00, #00AC4A

Tetradic#AC4A00, #0CAC00, #0062AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F679FF

Lighter +30%#F246FF

Lighter +20%#EF13FF

Lighter +10%#CF00DF

Darker −10%#710079

Darker −20%#410046

Darker −30%#120013

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A000AC

Less saturated −25%#8E1697

Channel breakdown

R160

B172

Red160 (62.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue295.81°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 00 · B AC

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Colour values

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