Recognised as Colour

#A0438C

#A0438C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#A0438C is a magenta with RGB values 160, 67, 140 and HSL 313°, 41%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#A0438C#A0438C

HEX#A0438C

RGBrgb(160, 67, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.2627, 0.549

RGB percentages62.7%, 26.3%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(312.9, 41%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312.9, 58.1%, 62.7%)

CMYK0%, 58.1%, 12.5%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,503,052

CSS custom property--colour: #A0438C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#5FBC73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#455D8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#606C8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Tritanopia#A84761no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 22.7 Orchid · ΔE 24.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 22.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#43A057

Analogous#8543A0, #A0435E

Triadic#8CA043, #438CA0

Split complementary#5EA043, #43A085

Tetradic#A08543, #43A057, #435EA0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8C7E1

Lighter +30%#D9A3CD

Lighter +20%#CA7FBA

Lighter +10%#BB5BA6

Darker −10%#7C346D

Darker −20%#58254D

Darker −30%#34162E

Darker −40%#10070E

More saturated +25%#BC279C

Less saturated −25%#845F7C

Channel breakdown

R160

G67

B140

Red160 (62.7%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue312.9°

Saturation (HSL)40.97%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A0 · G 43 · B 8C

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