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Recognised as Colour

#A00591

  • #A00591
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A00591 is a magenta with RGB values 160, 5, 145 and HSL 306°, 94%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A00591#A00591
HEX#A00591
RGBrgb(160, 5, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.0196, 0.5686
RGB percentages62.7%, 2%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(305.8, 93.9%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.8, 96.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 96.9%, 9.4%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,487,185
CSS custom property--colour: #A00591;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#5FFA6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004B94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#495E8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A82254no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 7.2Purple · ΔE 10.7Medium violet red · ΔE 21.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22Dark orchid · ΔE 26Rebecca purple · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 7.17, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#05A014
Analogous#6105A0, #A00544
Triadic#91A005, #0591A0
Split complementary#43A005, #05A061
Tetradic#A06205, #05A014, #0544A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FB76EE
Lighter +30%#F945E8
Lighter +20%#F813E2
Lighter +10%#D107BE
Darker −10%#6F0364
Darker −20%#3D0237
Darker −30%#0C000B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A50095
Less saturated −25%#8B1A80

Channel breakdown

R160
G5
B145
Red160 (62.7%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue305.81°
Saturation (HSL)93.94%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 05 · B 91

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