Colour

#A239B4

#A239B4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A239B4 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 57, 180 and HSL 291°, 52%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A239B4

RGBrgb(162, 57, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2235, 0.7059

RGB percentages63.5%, 22.4%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(291.2, 51.9%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.2, 68.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK10%, 68.3%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,631,604

CSS custom property--colour: #A239B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1

Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#5DC64B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0F61B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#476CB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A44E72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 13.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.2 Purple · ΔE 16.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3 Orchid · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.89, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4BB439

Analogous#6539B4, #B43988

Triadic#B4A239, #39B4A2

Split complementary#89B439, #39B464

Tetradic#B46439, #4BB439, #3988B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9CBEE

Lighter +30%#D9A4E2

Lighter +20%#C97DD6

Lighter +10%#B956CA

Darker −10%#7F2D8D

Darker −20%#5C2067

Darker −30%#391440

Darker −40%#170819

More saturated +25%#B71BD2

Less saturated −25%#8D5796

Channel breakdown

R162

G57

B180

Red162 (63.5%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue291.22°

Saturation (HSL)51.9%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 39 · B B4

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