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Recognised as Colour

#A21963

  • #A21963
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A21963 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 25, 99 and HSL 328°, 73%, 37%. 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

#A21963#A21963
HEX#A21963
RGBrgb(162, 25, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.098, 0.3882
RGB percentages63.5%, 9.8%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(327.6, 73.3%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.6, 84.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 84.6%, 38.9%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,623,331
CSS custom property--colour: #A21963;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#5DE69C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#384665no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E5F60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AF003Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.3Pale violetred · ΔE 28.2Hot pink · ΔE 29.8Purple · ΔE 30.2Dark magenta · ΔE 32.2Deep pink · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#19A258
Analogous#9C19A2, #A2191F
Triadic#63A219, #1963A2
Split complementary#1FA219, #19A29C
Tetradic#A29C19, #19A258, #191FA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EF98C7
Lighter +30%#E86CAF
Lighter +20%#E14097
Lighter +10%#CE207E
Darker −10%#761248
Darker −20%#4A0B2D
Darker −30%#1D0512
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B90265
Less saturated −25%#8B3061

Channel breakdown

R162
G25
B99
Red162 (63.5%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue327.59°
Saturation (HSL)73.26%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 19 · B 63

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