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Recognised as Colour

#A201AB

  • #A201AB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A201AB is a magenta with RGB values 162, 1, 171 and HSL 297°, 99%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A201AB#A201AB
HEX#A201AB
RGBrgb(162, 1, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.0039, 0.6706
RGB percentages63.5%, 0.4%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(296.8, 98.8%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.8, 99.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK5.3%, 99.4%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,617,259
CSS custom property--colour: #A201AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#5DFE54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3861A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A63263no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14Dark orchid · ΔE 14.5Purple · ΔE 19Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1Dark violet · ΔE 23.2Blue violet · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0AAB01
Analogous#4D01AB, #AB015F
Triadic#ABA201, #01ABA2
Split complementary#5FAB01, #01AB4D
Tetradic#AB4D01, #0AAB01, #015FAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F77AFE
Lighter +30%#F447FE
Lighter +20%#F114FE
Lighter +10%#D201DE
Darker −10%#720178
Darker −20%#420046
Darker −30%#120013
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A300AC
Less saturated −25%#8F1695

Channel breakdown

R162
G1
B171
Red162 (63.5%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue296.82°
Saturation (HSL)98.84%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 01 · B AB

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