Colour

#A2156F

#A2156F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A2156F is a magenta with RGB values 162, 21, 111 and HSL 322°, 77%, 36%. 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

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HEX#A2156F

RGBrgb(162, 21, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.0824, 0.4353

RGB percentages63.5%, 8.2%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(321.7, 77%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.7, 87%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 87%, 31.5%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,622,319

CSS custom property--colour: #A2156F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.31:1

Contrast with white7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#5DEA90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#314771no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A5F6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AE0742no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.5 Purple · ΔE 23.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.7 Hot pink · ΔE 29.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.8 Deep pink · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#15A248

Analogous#8E15A2, #A21529

Triadic#6FA215, #156FA2

Split complementary#29A215, #15A28E

Tetradic#A28E15, #15A248, #1529A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F192CF

Lighter +30%#EB65BB

Lighter +20%#E538A6

Lighter +10%#CF1B8E

Darker −10%#750F50

Darker −20%#480931

Darker −30%#1B0312

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B70075

Less saturated −25%#8B2C69

Channel breakdown

R162

G21

B111

Red162 (63.5%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue321.7°

Saturation (HSL)77.05%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 15 · B 6F

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