Colour

#A22770

#A22770
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A22770 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 39, 112 and HSL 324°, 61%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A22770#A22770

HEX#A22770

RGBrgb(162, 39, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.1529, 0.4392

RGB percentages63.5%, 15.3%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(324.4, 61.2%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(324.4, 75.9%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 75.9%, 30.9%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,626,928

CSS custom property--colour: #A22770;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.86:1

Contrast with white6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#5DD88F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B4D72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F626Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AE2048no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.9 Purple · ΔE 25.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.7 Hot pink · ΔE 28.5 Orchid · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#27A259

Analogous#9627A2, #A22733

Triadic#70A227, #2770A2

Split complementary#33A227, #27A296

Tetradic#A29627, #27A259, #2733A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EBAAD1

Lighter +30%#E181BA

Lighter +20%#D758A3

Lighter +10%#CB318C

Darker −10%#791D54

Darker −20%#501337

Darker −30%#27091B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BB0E75

Less saturated −25%#89406B

Channel breakdown

R162

G39

B112

Red162 (63.5%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue324.39°

Saturation (HSL)61.19%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A2 · G 27 · B 70

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