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Recognised as Colour

#A0296C

  • #A0296C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A0296C is a magenta with RGB values 160, 41, 108 and HSL 326°, 59%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A0296C#A0296C
HEX#A0296C
RGBrgb(160, 41, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.1608, 0.4235
RGB percentages62.7%, 16.1%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(326.2, 59.2%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.2, 74.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 74.4%, 32.5%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,496,364
CSS custom property--colour: #A0296C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#5FD693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D4C6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F6169no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AC2147no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.9Pale violetred · ΔE 26.3Purple · ΔE 27.8Hot pink · ΔE 29.3Dark magenta · ΔE 30.1Orchid · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29A05D
Analogous#9829A0, #A02931
Triadic#6CA029, #296CA0
Split complementary#30A029, #29A098
Tetradic#A09929, #29A05D, #2931A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAABCE
Lighter +30%#DF83B7
Lighter +20%#D55A9F
Lighter +10%#C93387
Darker −10%#771F51
Darker −20%#4F1435
Darker −30%#260A1A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B9106F
Less saturated −25%#874269

Channel breakdown

R160
G41
B108
Red160 (62.7%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue326.22°
Saturation (HSL)59.2%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 29 · B 6C

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