Recognised as Colour

#A037AB

#A037AB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#A037AB is a magenta with RGB values 160, 55, 171 and HSL 294°, 51%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A037AB#A037AB

HEX#A037AB

RGBrgb(160, 55, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.2157, 0.6706

RGB percentages62.7%, 21.6%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(294.3, 51.3%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.3, 67.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK6.4%, 67.8%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,500,011

CSS custom property--colour: #A037AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1

Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#5FC854

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A5EAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A6AA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A34A6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 12.3 Purple · ΔE 14.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 20 Orchid · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42AB37

Analogous#6637AB, #AB377C

Triadic#ABA037, #37ABA0

Split complementary#7CAB37, #37AB66

Tetradic#AB6637, #42AB37, #377CAB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8C2EC

Lighter +30%#D99CDF

Lighter +20%#CA75D3

Lighter +10%#BB4FC6

Darker −10%#7C2B84

Darker −20%#581E5E

Darker −30%#341237

Darker −40%#100511

More saturated +25%#B71BC7

Less saturated −25%#89538F

Channel breakdown

R160

G55

B171

Red160 (62.7%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue294.31°

Saturation (HSL)51.33%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 37 · B AB

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