Recognised as Colour

#A21663

#A21663
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A21663 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 22, 99 and HSL 327°, 76%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#A21663

RGBrgb(162, 22, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.0863, 0.3882

RGB percentages63.5%, 8.6%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(327, 76.1%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(327, 86.4%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 86.4%, 38.9%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,622,563

CSS custom property--colour: #A21663;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.42:1

Contrast with white7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#5DE99C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#374565no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E5E60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AF003Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.7 Purple · ΔE 29.8 Hot pink · ΔE 29.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 31.7 Deep pink · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#16A255

Analogous#9B16A2, #A2161D

Triadic#63A216, #1663A2

Split complementary#1DA216, #16A29B

Tetradic#A29B16, #16A255, #161DA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F094C7

Lighter +30%#EA67AF

Lighter +20%#E43A98

Lighter +10%#CF1C7E

Darker −10%#751048

Darker −20%#480A2C

Darker −30%#1B0411

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B80065

Less saturated −25%#8B2D61

Channel breakdown

R162

G22

B99

Red162 (63.5%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue327°

Saturation (HSL)76.09%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 16 · B 63

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