Colour

#A000AF

#A000AF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A000AF is a magenta with RGB values 160, 0, 175 and HSL 295°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A000AF#A000AF

HEX#A000AF

RGBrgb(160, 0, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0, 0.6863

RGB percentages62.7%, 0%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(294.9, 100%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.9, 100%, 68.6%)

CMYK8.6%, 100%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,485,935

CSS custom property--colour: #A000AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1

Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#5FFF50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0051B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3261ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A33566no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 16 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7 Dark violet · ΔE 20.6 Purple · ΔE 20.9 Blue violet · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0FAF00

Analogous#4900AF, #AF0066

Triadic#AFA000, #00AFA0

Split complementary#66AF00, #00AF49

Tetradic#AF4900, #0FAF00, #0066AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F47CFF

Lighter +30%#EF49FF

Lighter +20%#EB16FF

Lighter +10%#CF00E2

Darker −10%#71007C

Darker −20%#430049

Darker −30%#140016

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A000AF

Less saturated −25%#8E1699

Channel breakdown

R160

B175

Red160 (62.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue294.86°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness34.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 00 · B AF

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