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Recognised as Colour

#A30CA6

  • #A30CA6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A30CA6 is a magenta with RGB values 163, 12, 166 and HSL 299°, 87%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A30CA6#A30CA6
HEX#A30CA6
RGBrgb(163, 12, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.0471, 0.651
RGB percentages63.9%, 4.7%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(298.8, 86.5%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.8, 92.8%, 65.1%)
CMYK1.8%, 92.8%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,685,606
CSS custom property--colour: #A30CA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#5CF359

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Deuteranopia#4062A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A83161no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11Purple · ΔE 16.1Dark orchid · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 18Dark violet · ΔE 27Indigo · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)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#0FA60C
Analogous#560CA6, #A60C5C
Triadic#A6A30C, #0CA6A3
Split complementary#5CA60C, #0CA656
Tetradic#A6560C, #0FA60C, #0C5CA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F488F6
Lighter +30%#F058F3
Lighter +20%#EC29EF
Lighter +10%#D20FD6
Darker −10%#740976
Darker −20%#460547
Darker −30%#170217
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AF00B2
Less saturated −25%#8E2290

Channel breakdown

R163
G12
B166
Red163 (63.9%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue298.83°
Saturation (HSL)86.52%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 0C · B A6

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