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Recognised as Colour

#A12DB1

  • #A12DB1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A12DB1 is a magenta with RGB values 161, 45, 177 and HSL 293°, 59%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A12DB1#A12DB1
HEX#A12DB1
RGBrgb(161, 45, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1765, 0.6941
RGB percentages63.1%, 17.6%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(292.7, 59.5%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.7, 74.6%, 69.4%)
CMYK9%, 74.6%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,562,993
CSS custom property--colour: #A12DB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#5ED24E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4168AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A3466Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.1Medium orchid · ΔE 12.3Dark orchid · ΔE 14.1Purple · ΔE 16.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4Orchid · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3DB12D
Analogous#5F2DB1, #B12D7F
Triadic#B1A12D, #2DB1A1
Split complementary#7FB12D, #2DB15F
Tetradic#B15F2D, #3DB12D, #2D7FB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8BCEE
Lighter +30%#DA93E4
Lighter +20%#CC6BD9
Lighter +10%#BE42CF
Darker −10%#7C2388
Darker −20%#571860
Darker −30%#320E37
Darker −40%#0D040E
More saturated +25%#B611CD
Less saturated −25%#8C4995

Channel breakdown

R161
G45
B177
Red161 (63.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue292.73°
Saturation (HSL)59.46%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 2D · B B1

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