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Recognised as Colour

#A2006C

  • #A2006C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A2006C is a magenta with RGB values 162, 0, 108 and HSL 320°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A2006C#A2006C
HEX#A2006C
RGBrgb(162, 0, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0, 0.4235
RGB percentages63.5%, 0%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(320, 100%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 100%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 33.3%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,616,940
CSS custom property--colour: #A2006C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#5DFF93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B436Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#585D69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AF003Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.3Purple · ΔE 23.2Dark magenta · ΔE 24.6Hot pink · ΔE 30.2Deep pink · ΔE 31Pale violetred · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00A236
Analogous#8700A2, #A2001B
Triadic#6CA200, #006CA2
Split complementary#1BA200, #00A287
Tetradic#A28700, #00A236, #001BA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF6FCF
Lighter +30%#FF3CBE
Lighter +20%#FF09AD
Lighter +10%#D5008E
Darker −10%#6F004A
Darker −20%#3C0028
Darker −30%#090006
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A2006C
Less saturated −25%#8E1465

Channel breakdown

R162
G0
B108
Red162 (63.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 00 · B 6C

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