Colour

#A03596

#A03596
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#A03596 is a magenta with RGB values 160, 53, 150 and HSL 306°, 50%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#A03596#A03596

HEX#A03596

RGBrgb(160, 53, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.2078, 0.5882

RGB percentages62.7%, 20.8%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(305.6, 50.2%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305.6, 66.9%, 62.7%)

CMYK0%, 66.9%, 6.2%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,499,478

CSS custom property--colour: #A03596;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1

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

Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#5FCA69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F5899no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#556793no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A74061no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 13.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 13.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7 Orchid · ΔE 21.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#35A03F

Analogous#7435A0, #A03561

Triadic#96A035, #3596A0

Split complementary#61A035, #35A074

Tetradic#A07435, #35A03F, #3561A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8B9E3

Lighter +30%#DB93D4

Lighter +20%#CE6DC5

Lighter +10%#C246B6

Darker −10%#7A2872

Darker −20%#531C4E

Darker −30%#2D0F2A

Darker −40%#070206

More saturated +25%#BB1AAC

Less saturated −25%#855080

Channel breakdown

R160

G53

B150

Red160 (62.7%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue305.61°

Saturation (HSL)50.23%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A0 · G 35 · B 96

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