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Recognised as Colour

#A2438C

  • #A2438C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#A2438C is a magenta with RGB values 162, 67, 140 and HSL 314°, 41%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#A2438C#A2438C
HEX#A2438C
RGBrgb(162, 67, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2627, 0.549
RGB percentages63.5%, 26.3%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(313.9, 41.5%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.9, 58.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 58.6%, 13.6%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,634,124
CSS custom property--colour: #A2438C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#5DBC73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#465E8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#626C8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AA4761no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 22.9Medium violet red · ΔE 23.7Orchid · ΔE 24Dark magenta · ΔE 24.8Pale violetred · ΔE 28Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 22.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43A259
Analogous#8843A2, #A2435D
Triadic#8CA243, #438CA2
Split complementary#5CA243, #43A288
Tetradic#A28843, #43A259, #435DA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8C9E1
Lighter +30%#DAA4CD
Lighter +20%#CB80B9
Lighter +10%#BC5CA6
Darker −10%#7E346D
Darker −20%#5A254E
Darker −30%#36162E
Darker −40%#12070F
More saturated +25%#BF269B
Less saturated −25%#85607D

Channel breakdown

R162
G67
B140
Red162 (63.5%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue313.89°
Saturation (HSL)41.48%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 43 · B 8C

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