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Recognised as Colour

#A00C8D

  • #A00C8D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A00C8D is a magenta with RGB values 160, 12, 141 and HSL 308°, 86%, 34%. 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

#A00C8D#A00C8D
HEX#A00C8D
RGBrgb(160, 12, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.0471, 0.5529
RGB percentages62.7%, 4.7%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(307.7, 86%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.7, 92.5%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 92.5%, 11.9%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,488,973
CSS custom property--colour: #A00C8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#5FF372

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#094B90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C5F8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A82152no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 8.3Purple · ΔE 10.5Medium violet red · ΔE 19.7Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.1Orchid · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 8.29, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0CA01F
Analogous#690CA0, #A00C43
Triadic#8DA00C, #0C8DA0
Split complementary#43A00C, #0CA069
Tetradic#A0690C, #0CA01F, #0C43A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F682E7
Lighter +30%#F253DE
Lighter +20%#EF23D4
Lighter +10%#CF10B7
Darker −10%#710863
Darker −20%#410539
Darker −30%#120110
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AC0096
Less saturated −25%#8B227D

Channel breakdown

R160
G12
B141
Red160 (62.7%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue307.7°
Saturation (HSL)86.05%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 0C · B 8D

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