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Recognised as Colour

#A12173

  • #A12173
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A12173 is a magenta with RGB values 161, 33, 115 and HSL 322°, 66%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A12173#A12173
HEX#A12173
RGBrgb(161, 33, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1294, 0.451
RGB percentages63.1%, 12.9%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(321.6, 66%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.6, 79.5%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 79.5%, 28.6%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,559,859
CSS custom property--colour: #A12173;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#5EDE8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#354B75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B6070no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AD1C48no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.2Purple · ΔE 22.5Dark magenta · ΔE 24.3Hot pink · ΔE 29Pale violetred · ΔE 30.4Orchid · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#21A14F
Analogous#8F21A1, #A12133
Triadic#73A121, #2173A1
Split complementary#33A121, #21A18F
Tetradic#A18F21, #21A14F, #2133A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECA2D1
Lighter +30%#E378BD
Lighter +20%#DB4DA8
Lighter +10%#CB2A91
Darker −10%#771855
Darker −20%#4C1037
Darker −30%#220718
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B9097A
Less saturated −25%#89396C

Channel breakdown

R161
G33
B115
Red161 (63.1%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue321.56°
Saturation (HSL)65.98%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 21 · B 73

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