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Recognised as Colour

#A12168

  • #A12168
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A12168 is a magenta with RGB values 161, 33, 104 and HSL 327°, 66%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A12168#A12168
HEX#A12168
RGBrgb(161, 33, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1294, 0.4078
RGB percentages63.1%, 12.9%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(326.7, 66%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.7, 79.5%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 79.5%, 35.4%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,559,848
CSS custom property--colour: #A12168;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#5EDE97

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A496Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E6065no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AE1342no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.6Pale violetred · ΔE 27.4Purple · ΔE 28.4Hot pink · ΔE 29.4Dark magenta · ΔE 30.5Deep pink · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#21A15A
Analogous#9A21A1, #A12128
Triadic#68A121, #2168A1
Split complementary#28A121, #21A19A
Tetradic#A19A21, #21A15A, #2128A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECA2CB
Lighter +30%#E378B3
Lighter +20%#DB4D9C
Lighter +10%#CB2A83
Darker −10%#77184D
Darker −20%#4C1031
Darker −30%#220716
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B9096B
Less saturated −25%#893965

Channel breakdown

R161
G33
B104
Red161 (63.1%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue326.72°
Saturation (HSL)65.98%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 21 · B 68

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