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Colour

#A0187E

  • #A0187E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A0187E is a magenta with RGB values 160, 24, 126 and HSL 315°, 74%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A0187E#A0187E
HEX#A0187E
RGBrgb(160, 24, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.0941, 0.4941
RGB percentages62.7%, 9.4%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(315, 73.9%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 85%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 85%, 21.2%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,492,030
CSS custom property--colour: #A0187E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99 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#3C3C3C
Inverted#5FE781

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#274A80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original
Deuteranopia#545F7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AA1C4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 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

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.9Purple · ΔE 15.4Dark magenta · ΔE 16.3Orchid · ΔE 28.6Medium orchid · ΔE 29.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#18A03A
Analogous#7E18A0, #A0183A
Triadic#7EA018, #187EA0
Split complementary#3AA018, #18A07E
Tetradic#A07E18, #18A03A, #183AA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EF95D9
Lighter +30%#E869C8
Lighter +20%#E23CB8
Lighter +10%#CC1FA1
Darker −10%#74115B
Darker −20%#470B38
Darker −30%#1B0415
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B70189
Less saturated −25%#892F72

Channel breakdown

R160
G24
B126
Red160 (62.7%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 18 · B 7E

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