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Recognised as Colour

#A02979

  • #A02979
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A02979 is a magenta with RGB values 160, 41, 121 and HSL 320°, 59%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A02979#A02979
HEX#A02979
RGBrgb(160, 41, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.1608, 0.4745
RGB percentages62.7%, 16.1%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(319.7, 59.2%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.7, 74.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 74.4%, 24.4%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,496,377
CSS custom property--colour: #A02979;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#5FD686

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#374E7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B6276no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AB284Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.8Purple · ΔE 20.9Dark magenta · ΔE 22.9Hot pink · ΔE 29.1Orchid · ΔE 29.3Pale violetred · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29A050
Analogous#8C29A0, #A0293D
Triadic#79A029, #2979A0
Split complementary#3DA029, #29A08C
Tetradic#A08C29, #29A050, #293DA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAABD5
Lighter +30%#DF83C1
Lighter +20%#D55AAD
Lighter +10%#C93398
Darker −10%#771F5A
Darker −20%#4F143C
Darker −30%#260A1D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B91082
Less saturated −25%#874270

Channel breakdown

R160
G41
B121
Red160 (62.7%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue319.66°
Saturation (HSL)59.2%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 29 · B 79

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