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Recognised as Colour

#A120B2

  • #A120B2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A120B2 is a magenta with RGB values 161, 32, 178 and HSL 293°, 70%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A120B2#A120B2
HEX#A120B2
RGBrgb(161, 32, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1255, 0.698
RGB percentages63.1%, 12.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(293, 69.5%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293, 82%, 69.8%)
CMYK9.6%, 82%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,559,666
CSS custom property--colour: #A120B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#5EDF4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A65AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A3406Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.8Dark magenta · ΔE 13.9Medium orchid · ΔE 15.2Purple · ΔE 18.6Dark violet · ΔE 23.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#31B220
Analogous#5820B2, #B2207A
Triadic#B2A120, #20B2A1
Split complementary#7AB220, #20B258
Tetradic#B25820, #31B220, #207AB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9AEF0
Lighter +30%#DD82E9
Lighter +20%#D157E1
Lighter +10%#C52CD9
Darker −10%#7A1887
Darker −20%#53105C
Darker −30%#2C0930
Darker −40%#050105
More saturated +25%#B506CC
Less saturated −25%#8D3A98

Channel breakdown

R161
G32
B178
Red161 (63.1%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue293.01°
Saturation (HSL)69.52%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 20 · B B2

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