Recognised as Colour

#A03079

#A03079
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A03079 is a magenta with RGB values 160, 48, 121 and HSL 321°, 54%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A03079#A03079

HEX#A03079

RGBrgb(160, 48, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.1882, 0.4745

RGB percentages62.7%, 18.8%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(320.9, 53.8%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320.9, 70%, 62.7%)

CMYK0%, 70%, 24.4%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,498,169

CSS custom property--colour: #A03079;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#5FCF86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C517Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E6476no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AB2F50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.7 Purple · ΔE 23.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 28 Hot pink · ΔE 28.9 Orchid · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#30A057

Analogous#8F30A0, #A03041

Triadic#79A030, #3079A0

Split complementary#41A030, #30A08F

Tetradic#A08F30, #30A057, #3041A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E8B4D6

Lighter +30%#DD8CC1

Lighter +20%#D165AB

Lighter +10%#C53E96

Darker −10%#79245B

Darker −20%#52183E

Darker −30%#2A0D20

Darker −40%#030102

More saturated +25%#BA1681

Less saturated −25%#864A71

Channel breakdown

R160

G48

B121

Red160 (62.7%)

Green48 (18.8%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue320.89°

Saturation (HSL)53.85%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A0 · G 30 · B 79

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