Recognised as Colour

#A30179

#A30179
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A30179 is a magenta with RGB values 163, 1, 121 and HSL 316°, 99%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#A30179

RGBrgb(163, 1, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.0039, 0.4745

RGB percentages63.9%, 0.4%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(315.6, 98.8%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(315.6, 99.4%, 63.9%)

CMYK0%, 99.4%, 25.8%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,682,745

CSS custom property--colour: #A30179;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.4:1

Contrast with white7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#5CFE86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#23467Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#555E76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AE0045no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.3 Purple · ΔE 17.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 18 Orchid · ΔE 30.9 Hot pink · ΔE 31 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#01A32B

Analogous#7C01A3, #A30128

Triadic#79A301, #0179A3

Split complementary#28A301, #01A37C

Tetradic#A37C01, #01A32B, #0128A3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE72DA

Lighter +30%#FE3FCC

Lighter +20%#FE0CBF

Lighter +10%#D6019F

Darker −10%#700153

Darker −20%#3E002E

Darker −30%#0B0008

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A40079

Less saturated −25%#8E166F

Channel breakdown

R163

B121

Red163 (63.9%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue315.56°

Saturation (HSL)98.78%

Lightness32.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A3 · G 01 · B 79

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Colour values

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