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Recognised as Colour

#A24979

  • #A24979
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A24979 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 73, 121 and HSL 328°, 38%, 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 Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A24979#A24979
HEX#A24979
RGBrgb(162, 73, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2863, 0.4745
RGB percentages63.5%, 28.6%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(327.6, 37.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.6, 54.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 54.9%, 25.3%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,635,641
CSS custom property--colour: #A24979;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#5DB686

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#535E7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B6E77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AC465Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 19.6Medium violet red · ΔE 29.1Hot pink · ΔE 30.6Indian red · ΔE 33.2Plum · ΔE 33.4Orchid · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 19.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49A272
Analogous#9F49A2, #A2494C
Triadic#79A249, #4979A2
Split complementary#4CA249, #49A29F
Tetradic#A29F49, #49A272, #494CA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9CEDD
Lighter +30%#D9ABC4
Lighter +20%#C988AB
Lighter +10%#B96592
Darker −10%#7F395F
Darker −20%#5C2944
Darker −30%#39192A
Darker −40%#150A10
More saturated +25%#BF2C7B
Less saturated −25%#856677

Channel breakdown

R162
G73
B121
Red162 (63.5%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue327.64°
Saturation (HSL)37.87%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 49 · B 79

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