Colour

#A24EB2

#A24EB2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A24EB2 is a magenta with RGB values 162, 78, 178 and HSL 290°, 39%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A24EB2

RGBrgb(162, 78, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.3059, 0.698

RGB percentages63.5%, 30.6%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(290.4, 39.4%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.4, 56.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK9%, 56.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,636,978

CSS custom property--colour: #A24EB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1

Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#5DB14D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B6AB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5874AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A35D79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3 Orchid · ΔE 16.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.3 Medium purple · ΔE 19 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.6 Purple · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5EB24E

Analogous#704EB2, #B24E90

Triadic#B2A24E, #4EB2A2

Split complementary#90B24E, #4EB270

Tetradic#B2704E, #5EB24E, #4E90B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EDDCF0

Lighter +30%#DAB9E0

Lighter +20%#C795D1

Lighter +10%#B572C1

Darker −10%#823E8F

Darker −20%#622F6B

Darker −30%#411F48

Darker −40%#211024

More saturated +25%#B82ED2

Less saturated −25%#8C6E92

Channel breakdown

R162

G78

B178

Red162 (63.5%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue290.4°

Saturation (HSL)39.37%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 4E · B B2

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