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Recognised as Colour

#A12D77

  • #A12D77
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A12D77 is a magenta with RGB values 161, 45, 119 and HSL 322°, 56%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A12D77#A12D77
HEX#A12D77
RGBrgb(161, 45, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1765, 0.4667
RGB percentages63.1%, 17.6%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(321.7, 56.3%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.7, 72%, 63.1%)
CMYK0%, 72%, 26.1%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,562,935
CSS custom property--colour: #A12D77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#5ED288

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B5079no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E6474no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AC2B4Eno 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 text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.7Purple · ΔE 23.4Dark magenta · ΔE 25.5Pale violetred · ΔE 28.1Hot pink · ΔE 28.6Orchid · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DA157
Analogous#912DA1, #A12D3D
Triadic#77A12D, #2D77A1
Split complementary#3DA12D, #2DA191
Tetradic#A1912D, #2DA157, #2D3DA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9B1D5
Lighter +30%#DE89BF
Lighter +20%#D361AA
Lighter +10%#C83994
Darker −10%#79225A
Darker −20%#51173C
Darker −30%#290C1F
Darker −40%#020001
More saturated +25%#BB137E
Less saturated −25%#874770

Channel breakdown

R161
G45
B119
Red161 (63.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue321.72°
Saturation (HSL)56.31%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A1 · G 2D · B 77

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