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Recognised as Colour

#A120B1

  • #A120B1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A120B1 is a magenta with RGB values 161, 32, 177 and HSL 293°, 69%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A120B1#A120B1
HEX#A120B1
RGBrgb(161, 32, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1255, 0.6941
RGB percentages63.1%, 12.5%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(293.4, 69.4%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.4, 81.9%, 69.4%)
CMYK9%, 81.9%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,559,665
CSS custom property--colour: #A120B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#5EDF4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B65AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A33F6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.2Dark magenta · ΔE 13.4Medium orchid · ΔE 15.1Purple · ΔE 18.1Dark violet · ΔE 24Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#30B120
Analogous#5820B1, #B12079
Triadic#B1A120, #20B1A1
Split complementary#79B120, #20B158
Tetradic#B15820, #30B120, #2079B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9ADF0
Lighter +30%#DD82E8
Lighter +20%#D156E1
Lighter +10%#C62BD9
Darker −10%#7A1886
Darker −20%#52105B
Darker −30%#2B092F
Darker −40%#040104
More saturated +25%#B506CB
Less saturated −25%#8D3A97

Channel breakdown

R161
G32
B177
Red161 (63.1%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue293.38°
Saturation (HSL)69.38%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 20 · B B1

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