Colour

#A235A2

#A235A2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#A235A2 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 53, 162 and HSL 300°, 51%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#A235A2

RGBrgb(162, 53, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2078, 0.6353

RGB percentages63.5%, 20.8%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(300, 50.7%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 67.3%, 63.5%)

CMYK0%, 67.3%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,630,562

CSS custom property--colour: #A235A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#5DCA5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#255BA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#50699Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A74467no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.1 Purple · ΔE 12.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.5 Orchid · ΔE 20.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#35A235

Analogous#6C35A2, #A2356C

Triadic#A2A235, #35A2A2

Split complementary#6CA235, #35A26C

Tetradic#A26C35, #35A235, #356CA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9BAE9

Lighter +30%#DC94DC

Lighter +20%#CF6ECF

Lighter +10%#C347C3

Darker −10%#7C287C

Darker −20%#551C55

Darker −30%#2F0F2F

Darker −40%#080308

More saturated +25%#BD1ABD

Less saturated −25%#875087

Channel breakdown

R162

G53

B162

Red162 (63.5%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)50.7%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 35 · B A2

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