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Recognised as Colour

#A12974

  • #A12974
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A12974 is a magenta with RGB values 161, 41, 116 and HSL 323°, 59%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A12974#A12974
HEX#A12974
RGBrgb(161, 41, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1608, 0.4549
RGB percentages63.1%, 16.1%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(322.5, 59.4%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.5, 74.5%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 74.5%, 28%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,561,908
CSS custom property--colour: #A12974;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#5ED68B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A4E76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D6271no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AC254Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17Purple · ΔE 23.8Dark magenta · ΔE 25.8Pale violetred · ΔE 28.4Hot pink · ΔE 28.7Orchid · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29A156
Analogous#9229A1, #A12938
Triadic#74A129, #2974A1
Split complementary#38A129, #29A192
Tetradic#A19229, #29A156, #2938A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAACD3
Lighter +30%#E083BD
Lighter +20%#D55BA7
Lighter +10%#CA3391
Darker −10%#781F57
Darker −20%#501439
Darker −30%#270A1C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BA107A
Less saturated −25%#88426E

Channel breakdown

R161
G41
B116
Red161 (63.1%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue322.5°
Saturation (HSL)59.41%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 29 · B 74

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