Recognised as Colour

#A000AE

#A000AE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A000AE is a magenta with RGB values 160, 0, 174 and HSL 295°, 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

#A000AE#A000AE

HEX#A000AE

RGBrgb(160, 0, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0, 0.6824

RGB percentages62.7%, 0%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(295.2, 100%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(295.2, 100%, 68.2%)

CMYK8%, 100%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,485,934

CSS custom property--colour: #A000AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.76:1

Contrast with white6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#5FFF51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0051B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3361ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A33465no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 15.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5 Purple · ΔE 20.4 Dark violet · ΔE 21.1 Blue violet · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0EAE00

Analogous#4900AE, #AE0065

Triadic#AEA000, #00AEA0

Split complementary#65AE00, #00AE49

Tetradic#AE4900, #0EAE00, #0065AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F47BFF

Lighter +30%#F048FF

Lighter +20%#EC15FF

Lighter +10%#CF00E1

Darker −10%#71007B

Darker −20%#420048

Darker −30%#130015

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A000AE

Less saturated −25%#8E1698

Channel breakdown

R160

B174

Red160 (62.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue295.17°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness34.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 00 · B AE

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