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Recognised as Colour

#A03EA2

  • #A03EA2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A03EA2 is a magenta with RGB values 160, 62, 162 and HSL 299°, 45%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A03EA2#A03EA2
HEX#A03EA2
RGBrgb(160, 62, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.2431, 0.6353
RGB percentages62.7%, 24.3%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(298.8, 44.6%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.8, 61.7%, 63.5%)
CMYK1.2%, 61.7%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,501,794
CSS custom property--colour: #A03EA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#5FC15D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#315FA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#546B9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A44B6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.5Purple · ΔE 14.8Medium orchid · ΔE 16.8Orchid · ΔE 19.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40A23E
Analogous#6E3EA2, #A23E72
Triadic#A2A03E, #3EA2A0
Split complementary#72A23E, #3EA26E
Tetradic#A26E3E, #40A23E, #3E72A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8C4E8
Lighter +30%#D99FDA
Lighter +20%#CA7ACC
Lighter +10%#BC55BE
Darker −10%#7C307D
Darker −20%#572258
Darker −30%#331433
Darker −40%#0E060E
More saturated +25%#BB22BE
Less saturated −25%#855A86

Channel breakdown

R160
G62
B162
Red160 (62.7%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue298.8°
Saturation (HSL)44.64%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 3E · B A2

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