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Recognised as Colour

#A02AA0

  • #A02AA0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A02AA0 is a magenta with RGB values 160, 42, 160 and HSL 300°, 58%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A02AA0#A02AA0
HEX#A02AA0
RGBrgb(160, 42, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.1647, 0.6275
RGB percentages62.7%, 16.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(300, 58.4%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 73.8%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 73.8%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,496,672
CSS custom property--colour: #A02AA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#5FD55F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1256A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A659Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A53C63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 8.2Purple · ΔE 11.3Medium orchid · ΔE 15.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7Dark orchid · ΔE 22.2Orchid · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 8.22, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2AA02A
Analogous#652AA0, #A02A65
Triadic#A0A02A, #2AA0A0
Split complementary#65A02A, #2AA065
Tetradic#A0652A, #2AA02A, #2A65A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9ADE9
Lighter +30%#DF84DF
Lighter +20%#D45CD4
Lighter +10%#C835C8
Darker −10%#781F78
Darker −20%#4F154F
Darker −30%#270A27
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B911B9
Less saturated −25%#874387

Channel breakdown

R160
G42
B160
Red160 (62.7%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)58.42%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 2A · B A0

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