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Recognised as Colour

#A22056

  • #A22056
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A22056 is a red with RGB values 162, 32, 86 and HSL 335°, 67%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A22056#A22056
HEX#A22056
RGBrgb(162, 32, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.1255, 0.3373
RGB percentages63.5%, 12.5%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(335.1, 67%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.1, 80.2%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 80.2%, 46.9%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,625,110
CSS custom property--colour: #A22056;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#5DDFA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#404657no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Deuteranopia#635F53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B00038no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 24.5Pale violetred · ΔE 25.7Indian red · ΔE 28.4Brown · ΔE 29.5Hot pink · ΔE 32.6Deep pink · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 24.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#20A26C
Analogous#A22097, #A22B20
Triadic#56A220, #2056A2
Split complementary#20A22B, #2097A2
Tetradic#97A220, #20A26C, #2B20A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDA1C1
Lighter +30%#E477A4
Lighter +20%#DC4C88
Lighter +10%#CD286D
Darker −10%#77183F
Darker −20%#4D0F29
Darker −30%#220712
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BA0852
Less saturated −25%#8A385A

Channel breakdown

R162
G32
B86
Red162 (63.5%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue335.08°
Saturation (HSL)67.01%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 20 · B 56

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