Colour

#A252AD

#A252AD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#A252AD is a magenta with RGB values 162, 82, 173 and HSL 293°, 36%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A252AD#A252AD

HEX#A252AD

RGBrgb(162, 82, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.3216, 0.6784

RGB percentages63.5%, 32.2%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(292.7, 35.7%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.7, 52.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK6.4%, 52.6%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,637,997

CSS custom property--colour: #A252AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#5DAD52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#446CB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D75AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A45E78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 17.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6 Medium purple · ΔE 19.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.9 Purple · ΔE 21.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 17.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5DAD52

Analogous#7552AD, #AD528A

Triadic#ADA252, #52ADA2

Split complementary#8BAD52, #52AD74

Tetradic#AD7452, #5DAD52, #528AAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECDCEF

Lighter +30%#DABADE

Lighter +20%#C797CE

Lighter +10%#B575BD

Darker −10%#82428A

Darker −20%#613168

Darker −30%#412145

Darker −40%#201023

More saturated +25%#BA32CD

Less saturated −25%#8A728D

Channel breakdown

R162

G82

B173

Red162 (63.5%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue292.75°

Saturation (HSL)35.69%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 52 · B AD

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Colour values

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