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Recognised as Colour

#A221BA

  • #A221BA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A221BA is a magenta with RGB values 162, 33, 186 and HSL 291°, 70%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A221BA#A221BA
HEX#A221BA
RGBrgb(162, 33, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.1294, 0.7294
RGB percentages63.5%, 12.9%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(290.6, 69.9%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.6, 82.3%, 72.9%)
CMYK12.9%, 82.3%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,625,466
CSS custom property--colour: #A221BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#5DDE45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ABEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3467B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A34470no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.8Medium orchid · ΔE 16Dark magenta · ΔE 17.4Dark violet · ΔE 19.8Purple · ΔE 22Blue violet · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39BA21
Analogous#5521BA, #BA2186
Triadic#BAA221, #21BAA2
Split complementary#86BA21, #21BA55
Tetradic#BA5521, #39BA21, #2186BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8B5F2
Lighter +30%#DB8AEA
Lighter +20%#CE5EE3
Lighter +10%#C133DB
Darker −10%#7C198F
Darker −20%#571263
Darker −30%#310A38
Darker −40%#0B020D
More saturated +25%#B506D5
Less saturated −25%#8F3C9F

Channel breakdown

R162
G33
B186
Red162 (63.5%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue290.59°
Saturation (HSL)69.86%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 21 · B BA

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