Colour

#A12477

#A12477
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A12477 is a magenta with RGB values 161, 36, 119 and HSL 320°, 63%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A12477#A12477

HEX#A12477

RGBrgb(161, 36, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1412, 0.4667

RGB percentages63.1%, 14.1%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(320.2, 63.5%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320.2, 77.6%, 63.1%)

CMYK0%, 77.6%, 26.1%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,560,631

CSS custom property--colour: #A12477;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1

Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#5EDB88

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#354C79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B6174no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AC224Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.5 Purple · ΔE 21 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.8 Hot pink · ΔE 29 Orchid · ΔE 30.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24A14E

Analogous#8C24A1, #A12439

Triadic#77A124, #2477A1

Split complementary#39A124, #24A18C

Tetradic#A18C24, #24A14E, #2439A1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBA6D4

Lighter +30%#E27CC0

Lighter +20%#D853AB

Lighter +10%#CB2D96

Darker −10%#771B58

Darker −20%#4E1139

Darker −30%#24081B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BA0B7F

Less saturated −25%#883D6F

Channel breakdown

R161

G36

B119

Red161 (63.1%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue320.16°

Saturation (HSL)63.45%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A1 · G 24 · B 77

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