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Recognised as Colour

#A2437F

  • #A2437F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A2437F is a magenta with RGB values 162, 67, 127 and HSL 322°, 41%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A2437F#A2437F
HEX#A2437F
RGBrgb(162, 67, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2627, 0.498
RGB percentages63.5%, 26.3%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(322.1, 41.5%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.1, 58.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 58.6%, 21.6%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,634,111
CSS custom property--colour: #A2437F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#5DBC80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B5C81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#666C7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AC425Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 23Medium violet red · ΔE 24.8Purple · ΔE 28.6Hot pink · ΔE 29Orchid · ΔE 29.3Dark magenta · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 23.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43A266
Analogous#9643A2, #A2434F
Triadic#7FA243, #437FA2
Split complementary#4FA243, #43A296
Tetradic#A29543, #43A266, #434FA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8C9DD
Lighter +30%#DAA4C6
Lighter +20%#CB80AF
Lighter +10%#BC5C99
Darker −10%#7E3463
Darker −20%#5A2546
Darker −30%#36162A
Darker −40%#12070E
More saturated +25%#BF2687
Less saturated −25%#856077

Channel breakdown

R162
G67
B127
Red162 (63.5%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue322.11°
Saturation (HSL)41.48%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 43 · B 7F

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