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Recognised as Colour

#A02E8D

  • #A02E8D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#A02E8D is a magenta with RGB values 160, 46, 141 and HSL 310°, 55%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#A02E8D#A02E8D
HEX#A02E8D
RGBrgb(160, 46, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.1804, 0.5529
RGB percentages62.7%, 18%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(310, 55.3%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310, 71.2%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 71.2%, 11.9%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,497,677
CSS custom property--colour: #A02E8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#5FD172

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E5490no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#55658Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A8365Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 13.8Dark magenta · ΔE 14.6Medium violet red · ΔE 19.6Orchid · ΔE 23.6Medium orchid · ΔE 24Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2EA041
Analogous#7A2EA0, #A02E54
Triadic#8DA02E, #2E8DA0
Split complementary#54A02E, #2EA07A
Tetradic#A07A2E, #2EA041, #2E54A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9B1DF
Lighter +30%#DD8ACF
Lighter +20%#D262BF
Lighter +10%#C73AAF
Darker −10%#78236A
Darker −20%#511747
Darker −30%#290C24
Darker −40%#020001
More saturated +25%#BA149E
Less saturated −25%#86487C

Channel breakdown

R160
G46
B141
Red160 (62.7%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue310°
Saturation (HSL)55.34%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A0 · G 2E · B 8D

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