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Recognised as Colour

#A21278

  • #A21278
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A21278 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 18, 120 and HSL 318°, 80%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A21278#A21278
HEX#A21278
RGBrgb(162, 18, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.0706, 0.4706
RGB percentages63.5%, 7.1%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(317.5, 80%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.5, 88.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 88.9%, 25.9%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,621,560
CSS custom property--colour: #A21278;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#5DED87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A487Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#575F75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AD1047no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.9Purple · ΔE 18.3Dark magenta · ΔE 19.4Hot pink · ΔE 30.1Orchid · ΔE 30.5Medium orchid · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#12A23C
Analogous#8412A2, #A21230
Triadic#78A212, #1278A2
Split complementary#30A212, #12A284
Tetradic#A28412, #12A23C, #1230A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F28ED5
Lighter +30%#ED60C4
Lighter +20%#E832B3
Lighter +10%#D0179A
Darker −10%#740D56
Darker −20%#460834
Darker −30%#180312
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B4007F
Less saturated −25%#8B286F

Channel breakdown

R162
G18
B120
Red162 (63.5%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue317.5°
Saturation (HSL)80%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 12 · B 78

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