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Recognised as Colour

#A2499E

  • #A2499E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#A2499E is a magenta with RGB values 162, 73, 158 and HSL 303°, 38%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A2499E#A2499E
HEX#A2499E
RGBrgb(162, 73, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2863, 0.6196
RGB percentages63.5%, 28.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(302.7, 37.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.7, 54.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK0%, 54.9%, 2.5%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,635,678
CSS custom property--colour: #A2499E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#5DB661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4264A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E709Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A7526Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 19.2Purple · ΔE 20.1Dark magenta · ΔE 21.2Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 19.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49A24D
Analogous#7A49A2, #A24971
Triadic#9EA249, #499EA2
Split complementary#71A249, #49A27A
Tetradic#A27A49, #49A24D, #4971A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9CEE8
Lighter +30%#D9ABD7
Lighter +20%#C988C6
Lighter +10%#B965B6
Darker −10%#7F397C
Darker −20%#5C2959
Darker −30%#391937
Darker −40%#150A15
More saturated +25%#BF2CB9
Less saturated −25%#856683

Channel breakdown

R162
G73
B158
Red162 (63.5%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue302.7°
Saturation (HSL)37.87%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A2 · G 49 · B 9E

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