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Recognised as Colour

#A009AE

  • #A009AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A009AE is a magenta with RGB values 160, 9, 174 and HSL 295°, 90%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A009AE#A009AE
HEX#A009AE
RGBrgb(160, 9, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.0353, 0.6824
RGB percentages62.7%, 3.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(294.9, 90.2%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.9, 94.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK8%, 94.8%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,488,238
CSS custom property--colour: #A009AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#5FF651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3561ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A33666no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.8Dark magenta · ΔE 14.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6Purple · ΔE 19.6Dark violet · ΔE 21.8Blue violet · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#17AE09
Analogous#4D09AE, #AE096A
Triadic#AEA009, #09AEA0
Split complementary#6AAE09, #09AE4D
Tetradic#AE4D09, #17AE09, #096AAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F08AF9
Lighter +30%#E95AF6
Lighter +20%#E329F4
Lighter +10%#CD0CDE
Darker −10%#73067E
Darker −20%#47044D
Darker −30%#1A011D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A700B7
Less saturated −25%#8D2097

Channel breakdown

R160
G9
B174
Red160 (62.7%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue294.91°
Saturation (HSL)90.16%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 09 · B AE

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