Colour

#A300B8

#A300B8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A300B8 is a magenta with RGB values 163, 0, 184 and HSL 293°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A300B8

RGBrgb(163, 0, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0, 0.7216

RGB percentages63.9%, 0%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(293.2, 100%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.2, 100%, 72.2%)

CMYK11.4%, 100%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,682,552

CSS custom property--colour: #A300B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#5CFF47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C63B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A53A6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.1 Dark violet · ΔE 16.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9 Blue violet · ΔE 21.4 Purple · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#15B800

Analogous#4700B8, #B80071

Triadic#B8A300, #00B8A3

Split complementary#71B800, #00B847

Tetradic#B84700, #15B800, #0071B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F185FF

Lighter +30%#EB52FF

Lighter +20%#E51FFF

Lighter +10%#D000EB

Darker −10%#760085

Darker −20%#490052

Darker −30%#1B001F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A300B8

Less saturated −25%#9117A1

Channel breakdown

R163

B184

Red163 (63.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue293.15°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A3 · G 00 · B B8

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Colour values

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