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Recognised as Colour

#A241A2

  • #A241A2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A241A2 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 65, 162 and HSL 300°, 43%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A241A2#A241A2
HEX#A241A2
RGBrgb(162, 65, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2549, 0.6353
RGB percentages63.5%, 25.5%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(300, 42.7%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 59.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 59.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,633,634
CSS custom property--colour: #A241A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#5DBE5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3661A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#576D9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A74D6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 16Purple · ΔE 16Medium orchid · ΔE 17.6Orchid · ΔE 18.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#41A241
Analogous#7241A2, #A24172
Triadic#A2A241, #41A2A2
Split complementary#72A241, #41A272
Tetradic#A27241, #41A241, #4172A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8C7E8
Lighter +30%#DAA2DA
Lighter +20%#CB7ECB
Lighter +10%#BD59BD
Darker −10%#7E327E
Darker −20%#592459
Darker −30%#351535
Darker −40%#100710
More saturated +25%#BE25BE
Less saturated −25%#865D86

Channel breakdown

R162
G65
B162
Red162 (63.5%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)42.73%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 41 · B A2

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