Colour

#A22BA2

#A22BA2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#A22BA2 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 43, 162 and HSL 300°, 58%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#A22BA2

RGBrgb(162, 43, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.1686, 0.6353

RGB percentages63.5%, 16.9%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(300, 58%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 73.5%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 73.5%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,628,002

CSS custom property--colour: #A22BA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1

Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#5DD45D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1357A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B679Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A73E64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 8.7 Purple · ΔE 12 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1 Orchid · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 8.7, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2BA22B

Analogous#672BA2, #A22B67

Triadic#A2A22B, #2BA2A2

Split complementary#67A22B, #2BA267

Tetradic#A2672B, #2BA22B, #2B67A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAAFEA

Lighter +30%#DF87DF

Lighter +20%#D45FD4

Lighter +10%#CA36CA

Darker −10%#7A207A

Darker −20%#511651

Darker −30%#290B29

Darker −40%#010001

More saturated +25%#BC11BC

Less saturated −25%#884588

Channel breakdown

R162

G43

B162

Red162 (63.5%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)58.05%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 2B · B A2

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