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Colour

#A22C9D

  • #A22C9D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A22C9D is a magenta with RGB values 162, 44, 157 and HSL 303°, 57%, 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

#A22C9D#A22C9D
HEX#A22C9D
RGBrgb(162, 44, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.1725, 0.6157
RGB percentages63.5%, 17.3%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(302.5, 57.3%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.5, 72.8%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 72.8%, 3.1%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,628,253
CSS custom property--colour: #A22C9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#5DD362

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D57A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F669Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A83C62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 9.2Purple · ΔE 11.4Medium orchid · ΔE 17Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3Orchid · ΔE 22.4Medium violet red · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 9.18, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CA231
Analogous#6C2CA2, #A22C62
Triadic#9DA22C, #2C9DA2
Split complementary#62A22C, #2CA26C
Tetradic#A26C2C, #2CA231, #2C62A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAB0E7
Lighter +30%#DF88DB
Lighter +20%#D460CF
Lighter +10%#C938C3
Darker −10%#7A2176
Darker −20%#52164F
Darker −30%#2A0B28
Darker −40%#020002
More saturated +25%#BC12B5
Less saturated −25%#884685

Channel breakdown

R162
G44
B157
Red162 (63.5%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue302.54°
Saturation (HSL)57.28%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 2C · B 9D

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