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Recognised as Colour

#A004B6

  • #A004B6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A004B6 is a magenta with RGB values 160, 4, 182 and HSL 293°, 96%, 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

#A004B6#A004B6
HEX#A004B6
RGBrgb(160, 4, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.0157, 0.7137
RGB percentages62.7%, 1.6%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(292.6, 95.7%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.6, 97.8%, 71.4%)
CMYK12.1%, 97.8%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,486,966
CSS custom property--colour: #A004B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107 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#323232
Inverted#5FFB49

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A62B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A13A6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 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 10.5Dark violet · ΔE 17.3Dark magenta · ΔE 19Medium orchid · ΔE 20.4Blue violet · ΔE 21.6Purple · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1AB604
Analogous#4704B6, #B60473
Triadic#B6A004, #04B6A0
Split complementary#73B604, #04B647
Tetradic#B64704, #1AB604, #0473B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EE8AFC
Lighter +30%#E758FB
Lighter +20%#E026FA
Lighter +10%#CC05E8
Darker −10%#740384
Darker −20%#480252
Darker −30%#1C0120
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A300BA
Less saturated −25%#8E1B9F

Channel breakdown

R160
G4
B182
Red160 (62.7%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue292.58°
Saturation (HSL)95.7%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 04 · B B6

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