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Recognised as Colour

#A015AC

  • #A015AC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A015AC is a magenta with RGB values 160, 21, 172 and HSL 295°, 78%, 38%. 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 magenta.

Colour values

#A015AC#A015AC
HEX#A015AC
RGBrgb(160, 21, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.0824, 0.6745
RGB percentages62.7%, 8.2%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(295.2, 78.2%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.2, 87.8%, 67.5%)
CMYK7%, 87.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,491,308
CSS custom property--colour: #A015AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#5FEA53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3962A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A33966no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.6Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7Medium orchid · ΔE 16.9Purple · ΔE 17.5Dark violet · ΔE 24.3Indigo · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#21AC15
Analogous#5415AC, #AC156D
Triadic#ACA015, #15ACA0
Split complementary#6DAC15, #15AC54
Tetradic#AC5415, #21AC15, #156DAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EC9AF3
Lighter +30%#E36DED
Lighter +20%#DA3FE8
Lighter +10%#CA1BD9
Darker −10%#760F7F
Darker −20%#4B0A51
Darker −30%#210424
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B200C1
Less saturated −25%#8C2D94

Channel breakdown

R160
G21
B172
Red160 (62.7%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue295.23°
Saturation (HSL)78.24%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 15 · B AC

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