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Recognised as Colour

#A006B4

  • #A006B4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A006B4 is a magenta with RGB values 160, 6, 180 and HSL 293°, 94%, 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

#A006B4#A006B4
HEX#A006B4
RGBrgb(160, 6, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.0235, 0.7059
RGB percentages62.7%, 2.4%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(293.1, 93.5%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.1, 96.7%, 70.6%)
CMYK11.1%, 96.7%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,487,476
CSS custom property--colour: #A006B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#5FF94B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D62B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A23969no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.9Dark magenta · ΔE 17.9Dark violet · ΔE 18.5Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Purple · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1AB406
Analogous#4906B4, #B40671
Triadic#B4A006, #06B4A0
Split complementary#71B406, #06B449
Tetradic#B44906, #1AB406, #0671B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EE8BFB
Lighter +30%#E75AF9
Lighter +20%#E028F8
Lighter +10%#CC08E5
Darker −10%#740483
Darker −20%#480351
Darker −30%#1C0120
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A500BA
Less saturated −25%#8E1D9D

Channel breakdown

R160
G6
B180
Red160 (62.7%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue293.1°
Saturation (HSL)93.55%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 06 · B B4

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