Colour

#A000B8

#A000B8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A000B8 is a magenta with RGB values 160, 0, 184 and HSL 292°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A000B8#A000B8

HEX#A000B8

RGBrgb(160, 0, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0, 0.7216

RGB percentages62.7%, 0%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(292.2, 100%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.2, 100%, 72.2%)

CMYK13%, 100%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,485,944

CSS custom property--colour: #A000B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#5FFF47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2762B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A13B6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.4 Dark violet · ΔE 16 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.3 Blue violet · ΔE 20.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3 Purple · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#18B800

Analogous#4400B8, #B80074

Triadic#B8A000, #00B8A0

Split complementary#74B800, #00B844

Tetradic#B84400, #18B800, #0074B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EF85FF

Lighter +30%#E852FF

Lighter +20%#E21FFF

Lighter +10%#CC00EB

Darker −10%#740085

Darker −20%#470052

Darker −30%#1B001F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A000B8

Less saturated −25%#8F17A1

Channel breakdown

R160

B184

Red160 (62.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue292.17°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 00 · B B8

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Colour values

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