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Recognised as Colour

#A02EA0

  • #A02EA0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A02EA0 is a magenta with RGB values 160, 46, 160 and HSL 300°, 55%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A02EA0#A02EA0
HEX#A02EA0
RGBrgb(160, 46, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.1804, 0.6275
RGB percentages62.7%, 18%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(300, 55.3%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 71.2%, 62.7%)
CMYK0%, 71.2%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,497,696
CSS custom property--colour: #A02EA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#5FD15F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A58A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C669Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A53F64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 9.1Purple · ΔE 11.5Medium orchid · ΔE 15.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 21Orchid · ΔE 22.3Dark orchid · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 9.07, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2EA02E
Analogous#672EA0, #A02E67
Triadic#A0A02E, #2EA0A0
Split complementary#67A02E, #2EA067
Tetradic#A0672E, #2EA02E, #2E67A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9B1E9
Lighter +30%#DD8ADD
Lighter +20%#D262D2
Lighter +10%#C73AC7
Darker −10%#782378
Darker −20%#511751
Darker −30%#290C29
Darker −40%#020002
More saturated +25%#BA14BA
Less saturated −25%#864886

Channel breakdown

R160
G46
B160
Red160 (62.7%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)55.34%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 2E · B A0

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