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Recognised as Colour

#A21976

  • #A21976
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A21976 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 25, 118 and HSL 319°, 73%, 37%. 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

#A21976#A21976
HEX#A21976
RGBrgb(162, 25, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.098, 0.4627
RGB percentages63.5%, 9.8%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(319.3, 73.3%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.3, 84.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 84.6%, 27.2%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,623,350
CSS custom property--colour: #A21976;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#5DE689

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F4978no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#596073no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AD1547no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.4Purple · ΔE 20Dark magenta · ΔE 21.4Hot pink · ΔE 29.4Orchid · ΔE 30.8Deep pink · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#19A245
Analogous#8A19A2, #A21931
Triadic#76A219, #1976A2
Split complementary#32A219, #19A28A
Tetradic#A28919, #19A245, #1931A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EF98D3
Lighter +30%#E86CC0
Lighter +20%#E140AD
Lighter +10%#CE2096
Darker −10%#761256
Darker −20%#4A0B36
Darker −30%#1D0515
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B9027E
Less saturated −25%#8B306E

Channel breakdown

R162
G25
B118
Red162 (63.5%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue319.27°
Saturation (HSL)73.26%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 19 · B 76

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