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Colour

#A21FA8

  • #A21FA8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A21FA8 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 31, 168 and HSL 297°, 69%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A21FA8#A21FA8
HEX#A21FA8
RGBrgb(162, 31, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.1216, 0.6588
RGB percentages63.5%, 12.2%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(297.4, 68.8%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.4, 81.5%, 65.9%)
CMYK3.6%, 81.5%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,624,936
CSS custom property--colour: #A21FA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#5DE057

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4265A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A63A65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 9.9Purple · ΔE 14.7Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4Dark orchid · ΔE 16.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.6Indigo · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25A81F
Analogous#5E1FA8, #A81F69
Triadic#A8A21F, #1FA8A2
Split complementary#69A81F, #1FA85E
Tetradic#A85E1F, #25A81F, #1F69A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBA5EE
Lighter +30%#E27AE6
Lighter +20%#D84FDE
Lighter +10%#CC27D3
Darker −10%#78177D
Darker −20%#4F0F52
Darker −30%#250727
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B906C1
Less saturated −25%#8B388F

Channel breakdown

R162
G31
B168
Red162 (63.5%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue297.37°
Saturation (HSL)68.84%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 1F · B A8

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