Colour

#A040AC

#A040AC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A040AC is a magenta with RGB values 160, 64, 172 and HSL 293°, 46%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A040AC#A040AC

HEX#A040AC

RGBrgb(160, 64, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.251, 0.6745

RGB percentages62.7%, 25.1%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(293.3, 45.8%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.3, 62.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK7%, 62.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,502,316

CSS custom property--colour: #A040AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#5FBF53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A62AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Deuteranopia#506DA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A25070no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 14.2 Purple · ΔE 15.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.1 Orchid · ΔE 19.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4CAC40

Analogous#6A40AC, #AC4082

Triadic#ACA040, #40ACA0

Split complementary#82AC40, #40AC6A

Tetradic#AC6A40, #4CAC40, #4082AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8CCEC

Lighter +30%#D8A7DE

Lighter +20%#C882D0

Lighter +10%#B75CC3

Darker −10%#7D3287

Darker −20%#5B2462

Darker −30%#38173C

Darker −40%#160917

More saturated +25%#B722CA

Less saturated −25%#895E8F

Channel breakdown

R160

G64

B172

Red160 (62.7%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue293.33°

Saturation (HSL)45.76%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 40 · B AC

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Colour values

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