Colour

#A004B9

#A004B9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A004B9 is a magenta with RGB values 160, 4, 185 and HSL 292°, 96%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A004B9

RGBrgb(160, 4, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.0157, 0.7255

RGB percentages62.7%, 1.6%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(291.7, 95.8%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.7, 97.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK13.5%, 97.8%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,486,969

CSS custom property--colour: #A004B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.54:1

Contrast with white6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#5FFB46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2662B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A13C6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10 Dark violet · ΔE 15.8 Blue violet · ΔE 20.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 21 Purple · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1DB904

Analogous#4504B9, #B90478

Triadic#B9A004, #04B9A0

Split complementary#77B904, #04B946

Tetradic#B94604, #1DB904, #0478B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ED8CFD

Lighter +30%#E55BFB

Lighter +20%#DD29FA

Lighter +10%#CB05EB

Darker −10%#750387

Darker −20%#4A0255

Darker −30%#1E0123

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A300BD

Less saturated −25%#8F1CA1

Channel breakdown

R160

B185

Red160 (62.7%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue291.71°

Saturation (HSL)95.77%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 04 · B B9

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