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Recognised as Colour

#A21576

  • #A21576
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A21576 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 21, 118 and HSL 319°, 77%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A21576#A21576
HEX#A21576
RGBrgb(162, 21, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.0824, 0.4627
RGB percentages63.5%, 8.2%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(318.7, 77%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.7, 87%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 87%, 27.2%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,622,326
CSS custom property--colour: #A21576;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#5DEA89

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D4878no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#585F73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AE1046no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13Purple · ΔE 19.6Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8Hot pink · ΔE 29.7Orchid · ΔE 30.9Deep pink · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#15A241
Analogous#8715A2, #A21530
Triadic#76A215, #1576A2
Split complementary#30A215, #15A287
Tetradic#A28715, #15A241, #1530A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F192D3
Lighter +30%#EB65C1
Lighter +20%#E538AF
Lighter +10%#CF1B97
Darker −10%#750F55
Darker −20%#480934
Darker −30%#1B0313
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B7007E
Less saturated −25%#8B2C6D

Channel breakdown

R162
G21
B118
Red162 (63.5%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue318.72°
Saturation (HSL)77.05%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 15 · B 76

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